News and Successes
Center to award $50K in business StartUP grants
8/12/26
The Texas Woman’s University Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) will award $50,000 in grants to Texas startups through its StartUP Grant program.
Institute taps Denton County commissioner for public service award
8/6/26
The Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University has selected Bobbie Mitchell, Denton County Commissioner for Precinct 3, as the recipient of its 2026 Distinguished Public Service Award, recognizing more than three decades of exceptional service and leadership in government.
Center awards $100K in grants to rural Texans
6/23/26
The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE), a program of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University, has announced the 10 recipients of its 2026 Texas Rural Grant program.
Center to offer $100K in grants to rural businesses
4/21/26
The Center for Women Entrepreneurs, a program of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University, will open applications May 5 for its Texas Rural Grant. Now in its fourth year, the program supports small businesses operating in rural Texas communities.
CWG releases She Runs Texas: 2026 candidate profiles
2/4/26
The Center for Women in Government (CWG) at the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership (JNIWL) has released She Runs Texas: 2026 Candidate Profiles, a new analysis examining women candidates who filed to run for county, state and federal office in Texas during the 2026 election cycle.