Texas is One of Only 3 States to Begin Paying Extra Unemployment Benefits
Unemployed Texans have begun receiving the extra $300 a week President Donald Trump approved earlier this month. Cisco Gamez with the Texas Workforce Commission...
Rural Texas Unemployed Struggle as Abbott Cuts Federal Aid
It is a truism for Texas Republicans that unemployment assistance is no longer necessary as the state now has a large number of unfulfilled...
Texas Unemployment Claims Near 3 Million as Extra Benefits Ending
With the extra $600 a week benefit running out, weekly Texas unemployment claims are back under 100,000 but still extremely high. For the week...
Utility Shutoffs Stopped During Pandemic, but Companies Reap Benefits
Thanks to record unemployment brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of Texans are struggling to pay their bills as they wait for relief...
With Approval Slipping, Abbott Says No to a New Stay-Home Order
In a TV interview Monday evening, Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed growing requests for another stay-at-home order. He also applied a little revisionist history when...
Renters Prepare for Tough Choices as Eviction Proceedings Resume in Texas
Phoenix Morgaine doesn't want to move, but a “for rent” sign has been in the front yard of her Belton home for more than...
College and High School Sports a Go in Texas, at Least for Now
Albeit with new rules and the cloud of the pandemic’s uncertainty, high school football teams have returned to practice fields across Texas. At the...
Feds to Blitz Texas Looking for Young COVID-19 Super-Spreaders
After months of isolation, COVID-19 fatigue has set in, and many Texans have stopped wearing masks, maintaining social distance and heeding government warnings.
Since late...
Personal Services are Getting Creative to Stay in Business During Pandemic
While grocery stores and other essential businesses stay open but take health and safety precautions, other businesses have to get creative to make a...
Texas State Troopers ‘Slim Down’ To Meet New Requirements
Thanks to a new controversial policy, officers must either slim down the size of their waist or face disciplinary actions by the Texas Department...
