The court will have to determine whether or not "morbid obesity" will fall under disability discrimination.
The state's unemployment rate has been steadily improving since the middle of 2020 after the pandemic's initial brunt had passed.
This week — Mike Collier buys political ads in an unconventional place, the Texas Workforce Commission releases next-decade employment estimates, and Beto O’Rourke’s six-figure-paged finance report prompts an urgent request from a state agency.
County Judge Lina Hidalgo says the program will use federal ARPA funds to provide childcare for 1,000 children for three years.
April is “Autism Awareness Month,” and Texas has increased its services to residents with autism spectrum disorder in recent years.
The Lone Star State has added jobs in 18 of the last 19 months.
This week — Lt. Governor Dan Patrick lists priority items for the next special session, a lawmaker is censured by his local GOP, and an agency gives an update on the pandemic unemployment.
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued, the district said its vaccine requirement for staff would not apply to vaccines authorized for emergency use.
Texas has at least 800,000 job openings as the state continues recovery from the pandemic and government-mandated shutdowns of 2020.
Around 13,000 jobs were added in April, marking a slight improvement from the plateau of recent months.
With many job openings left unfilled, the federal government's extra $300 per week unemployment benefit will be discontinued in Texas starting June 26.
Slowly but surely, the Texas economy is regaining its sea legs after nearly a year of pandemic-related consequences.
