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...
Unemployment is Still High, but Texas Sees Significant Drop
There was a 19% drop in first-time unemployment claims in Texas last week. Just under 69,000 Texans filed for benefits in the week ending...
Texas Regulators Act to Reduce Oilfield Flaring
The Texas Railroad Commission, the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, has agreed to move forward with industry-proposed changes that would...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates Unchanged Now, but Another Look Coming
The Board of Directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association voted Tuesday to leave rates as is for now and to revisit the issue...
Texas Housers Provides a Guide on Rental Relief Programs
With the start of every new month, paying the rent becomes a big concern for the hundreds of thousands of Texans who are struggling...
Small Businesses Hanging on Creatively as Pandemic Continues
The world and nearly everything in it looks drastically different now —how we work, where we work, where we can travel, where we get...
How to Cope Without That Extra $600 in Unemployment Benefits
Hundreds of Thousands of Texans are starting the week off with a major hit to their finances. The extra $600 a week of unemployment...
