The Texas unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in September, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday, surpassing the national unemployment rate of 7.9% and returning the state to the unemployment levels …
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By Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune
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10/17/20
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New unemployment claims appear to be on a steady decrease over the last several weeks with all three Katy area counties seeing reductions in claims, which tracks with a statewide trend.
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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8/18/20
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The amount of unemployment benefits coming to Texans remained up in the air Monday as confusion persisted over President Donald Trump’s weekend executive orders designed to provide economic …
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By Valeria Olivares, Matthew Watkins and Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
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8/11/20
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Texans out of work due to the new coronavirus are bracing for the loss of a $600 weekly addition to their unemployment benefits as Congress’ two chambers appear split over extending the …
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BY MEENA VENKATARAMANAN | The Texas Tribune
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7/23/20
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Texans still face obstacles to collecting unemployment benefits months into the coronavirus pandemic's economic crisis
By Clare Proctor, The Texas Tribune
June 4, 2020
"Texans …
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By Clare Proctor | The Texas Tribune
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6/4/20
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Texas collected about $2.6 billion in state sales tax revenue in May, leading to the steepest year-over-year decline in over a decade, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Monday.
The amount is 13.2% …
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By Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune
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6/1/20
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The Texas Workforce Commission announced a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 12.8% as of May 22 – a record for Texas. During the past month, a TWC press release said, the Texas economy …
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By R. Hans Miller | Times Senior Reporter
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5/22/20
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AUSTIN — An executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott to reopen in-store retail shopping, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, museums, libraries and more took effect May 1 and will continue …
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By Ed Sterling | Texas Press Association
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5/4/20
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Editor's note: This story has been updated with a new statement from the Texas Workforce Commission saying it's re-evaluating certain rules for unemployment benefits.
Restaurant servers, retail …
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By Aliyya Swaby | The Texas Tribune
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4/29/20
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The number of Texans filing for unemployment went back up last week, after a dip in the number of claims the previous week.
Last week, 280,406 Texans successfully filed unemployment claims. That …
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By Clare Proctor | The Texas Tribune
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4/23/20
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Carly Eaves had to choose between paying for food or covering the electricity bill. She chose food.
Eaves, of Santa Fe, was laid off from her job as a server at a Waffle House last month, and her …
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By Juan Pablo Garnham | The Texas Tribune
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4/18/20
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Health care workers on the front lines of coronavirus don't get expanded paid sick leave protections
Rebecca Mae had been feeling sick for days when she was sent home from her job as a San Antonio respiratory therapist, and told not to return until she tested negative for the novel …
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By Shannon Najmabadi | The Texas Tribune
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4/6/20
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