Texas Jobless Won’t Get Full $400 Promised by Trump
The state of Texas has applied for additional unemployment funding made available through President Donald Trump's Lost Wage Assistance Executive Order signed after congressional...
State Lawmakers Call for Census Extension
State Rep. Garnet Coleman and the entire Texas House Legislative Study Group Caucus, which he chairs, are urging the Texas congressional delegation to join...
TWIA Explores Benefits of Fortified Construction for Coastal Residents
Hurricane Hanna caused an estimated $400 million in damage along the South Texas coast earlier this summer. Some of those losses might have been...
Texas Bars Won’t Reopen Anytime Soon
Gov. Greg Abbott has kept Texas bars closed for almost two months now, and there are no signs he plans to reverse that decision...
Electricity Shut off Moratorium Extended
During a Texas summer, being without air conditioning and electricity is always bad, but it may be more worrisome during the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully...
A Penny for Your Thoughts? Not During the Pandemic.
Cash not accepted. No coins on hand. Are we running out of money, or is something else going on?
COVID-19 has changed every point of...
Unemployment Claims Remain High, but Number of First-Time Filers Falls
About 51,400 Texans filed for unemployment assistance last week, marking three weeks in a row of significant declines in first-time claims. Since the start...
Trump Unemployment Plan Would Cost Texas Billions
Helping the federal government cover the unemployment benefits envisioned in President Donald Trump’s weekend executive order would cost the state of Texas nearly $3...
Public Libraries Keep Adapting, Offering Free Services
From internet access to tutoring for students to contactless pickup of a good summer read, the public library remains an important community resource, even...
With Shorter Deadline, Texas May Be Undercounted in Census
The Census Bureau has reduced the data collection time for the 2020 census by a month. The previous deadline was Oct. 31, but now...
