Implementing JOBS in Texas: Results from the Initial State Evaluation and Related Research Projects

This paper presents findings from the JOBS evaluation, including observations from related projects, and provides essential background concerning the context for welfare reform in Texas, including key characteristics of the state's welfare system. It also describes recent approaches to welfare-to-work programming and key JOBS implementation decisions. Finally, it discusses major service delivery and other constraints facing Texas as it implements JOBS and examines the future implications of these decisions concerning JOBS.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Texas Department of Human Services, and the Texas Department of CommerceRay Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resource