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.
December saw an improved workforce environment compared with November, but remains in significantly worse shape compared to December 2019.
Job growth slowed slightly in November from its improvement in October, but the Leisure & Hospitality industry was a bright spot.
The HUD secretary joined Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Texas Workforce Commissioner Alvarez in a ceremony designating a new EnVision resource center in Houston.
Despite adding a net of 40,700 jobs, Texas' unemployment rate increased from August to September due to the workforce contracting.
