TechWerks, a veteran-owned technology and consulting firm, plans to lay off 87 employees at its San Antonio operations next month, according to a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
The WARN notice lists the layoffs as effective September 15. The database notes the affected TechWerks’ plant is in San Antonio.
The company website boasts its status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business providing IT, healthcare consulting, and training services for federal clients, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institutes of Health.
The Texas Workforce Commission Founded as a contractor for both government and private sectors, TechWerks’ website says the company specializes in recruiting personnel for positions in healthcare IT, research, program management, and training across the United States and in NATO-allied countries. The company messaging emphasizes support for veterans and describes the company as “leveraging talent, skill, and experience along with new and proven processes to deliver solutions and products that meet our clients’ needs and exceed their expectations.”
The layoffs come amid a broader contraction in Texas’ technology sector.
A June report by The Wall Street Journal showed declining tech employment in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, even as coastal hubs such as San Francisco and New York have seen gains.
Isabelle Bousquette, a technology reporter, told the Texas Standard, “… These regional cities across the U.S. are being a little harder hit than the coasts like New York, San Francisco. And Austin in particular is one of the hardest hit.”
Bousquette cited factors including rising housing costs, fewer opportunities for laid-off tech workers compared with coastal regions, and return-to-office mandates prompting some remote workers to relocate.
TechWerks’ recent WARN filing follows other Texas tech layoffs this year. In mid-August, CarOffer, an automotive technology company in Dallas County, filed a notice for 101 layoffs effective October 6, The Dallas Express reported. Observers have pointed to these events as part of a larger cooling trend in the state’s once-booming tech industry.
DX checked the USCIS H-1B data hub to see if TechWerks was following Microsoft’s lead and laying off American workers while continuing to hire H-1B workers, but found no relevant entries in the system.
TechWerks did not respond to a request for comment regarding the layoffs or potential restructuring plans.
