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  • 2025 Cabinetmaking Contest Results


    April 18, 2025

    The 26th annual Texas SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Competition took place in Corpus Christi at the American Bank Center, on April 3rd & 4th.  A total of 24 students competed this year in the new combined HS/PS contest (20 High School, 5 Post-Secondary) in the largest single turn-out for the cabinetmaking competition in our 26 years of hosting the contest. … View Article

    2025 SkillsUSA Cabinet Making Contest


    February 26, 2025

    Attention: The date of the SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Contest has changed to April 3 – April 4. More information will be sent out soon. Be sure to register if you plan to attend & volunteer for this year’s event. Be sure to check out the attached flyer and website link for more information on the event… View Article

    High School Students Compete in Corpus Christi


    April 12, 2023

    The annual Texas SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Competition took place in Corpus Christi at the American Bank Center.  A total of 16 students qualified at district competitions this year.  That is the largest single turn-out for the cabinetmaking competition and all of the competitors were prepared to showcase their skills and abilities. Materials for the build, tools,… View Article

    SkillsUSA National Cabinetmaking Winner


    July 1, 2022

    Hayden Clarke from College Station H.S. takes 1st place! On Friday, June 24th 2022, it was announced that Hayden Clarke, the Texas state champion had won the National SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Contest. The 2022 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) was held in Atlanta, GA at the State Farm Arena, during an intense week the… View Article

    AIA-Houston Sandcastle Competition


    July 26, 2021

    ATTN: AIA, AGC, & CSI MembersTexas AWI will be joining you on the beach in Galveston. Texas AWI would like to invite you to join us for a discussion about the new ANSI/AWI 0641-2019 Casework Standard and what you may need to know about how these new standards affect the millwork on your projects. We… View Article

    2021 Texas SkillsUSA – Cabinetmaking Competition


    April 30, 2021

    Texas SkillsUSA 2021– Cabinetmaking CompetitionDate of Contest: April 17, 2021Location: Mission, College Station & Castroville (Live via Zoom)By: Texas AWI President – Jeff Richard Students Compete for Scholarships, Tools and Honors The annual Texas SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Competition took place online this year, after the 2020 competition was completely canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  3… View Article

    Update from Federate Insurance


    June 17, 2020

    Members, We value our sponsorhip from Federated Insurance and the important updates they provide our members. We want to continue to provide important education pieces that are valuable to you. Below are June 2020 Education Articles: Risk Management Corner – Property/Casualty and/or Workers Compensation subjects HR Question of the Month – a Human Resources-related question… View Article

    Dallas Meeting, July 2020


    May 26, 2020

    The TAWI Board of Directors has announced a meeting scheduled in North Dallas, Texas for July 23rd and 24th. This is our first meeting scheduled since the outbreak of the Covid 19 Virus. We’re expecting a more normalized environment. As part of our new commitment to providing educational meetings, Our speaker; Mr. Sewall C. “Spike”… View Article

    Winter Meeting 2020


    April 8, 2020

    Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Airport Board Meeting and Mixer, Thursday Feb 20 The Board of Directors met for the Texas AWI winter Meeting on Thursday at 8am and worked out several changes. Former President Dan Poole of Hunter Millworks officially handed over his duties to Matthew Robinson of Panel Specialists Inc. Jeff Richard… View Article

    Skills USA 2019


    March 13, 2020

    Skills USA Texas State Leadership & Skills ConferenceApril 5th & 6th, 2019American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX TAWI members and volunteers gathered in Corpus Christi to conduct the Cabinetmaking Skills Contest for the Skills USA Texas State Leadership Conference. 2019 was the 21st consecutive year that TAWI has sponsored the cabinetmaking contest which now is… View Article