The Texas Workforce Commission has authorized Workforce Solutions Alamo to implement emergency childcare assistance for essential workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order on the pandemic relating to the continuity of essential services and activities statewide while the outbreak is being addressed. The order lists dependent care services in support of workers in other essential jobs as critical. In accordance with the commission’s authorization, Workforce Solutions Alamo, the workforce development agency in the 13-county Alamo region that includes Bandera County, opened a revamped intake for COVID-19 Essential Worker Childcare on Wednesday, April 8. To help allocate ...