Texas Unemployment Ticks Up Again As State Reinstates Job Search Requirements
There were 93,895 new claims for unemployment in Texas last week, according to the Labor Department. That’s up from the previous week’s...
TABC Suspends 18 Bars’ Licenses for Defying Closure Order
More than 800 bars in Texas were expected to defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s closure order as part of "Freedom Fest” on Saturday....
Texas Unemployment Claims Trend Reverses Course
After falling in recent weeks, first-time Texas unemployment claims increased last week by 96,141, representing a 7.4% increase over the previous week....
Texas Runs Risk of Census Undercount, Which Would Hurt
The year 2020 will be one to remember given the pandemic, the economic downturn, and protests for justice and police reform. It’s...
Rent Relief for Many Texans Ends Soon, and Evictions Can Resume
Relief for many renters is coming to an end on Monday.
The Texas Supreme Court had extended the moratorium...
Grand Parkway expansion included in state transit plan
The southern sections of the State Highway 99/Grand Parkway have been given the green light after officials approved Texas’ 10-year transportation plan....
Texas COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Hit New Records but No Slowing of Reopening
Texas broke two COVID-19 tracking records this week. On Thursday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in positive cases, 2,504, breaking...
NASA’s First Launch in Nearly 10 Years a Welcome Escape From Coronavirus News
Tomorrow, Americans will be able to look to the sky (or flip on a news channel) for a change in perspective, as...
Texas Unemployment Claims Drop a Little, Remain Above 100,000
About 106,000 Texans filed first-time unemployment claims last week. That is a drop from the previous week’s total of 117,000, but it...
Many Texas Restaurants May Not Survive Pandemic
As the political debate rages about whether Texas is moving too fast or not fast enough to get back to business, there...
