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.
This week — Gov. Abbott says he may override localities that don’t allow bars to reopen, the Texas Workforce Commission repositions, and more campaign ads are released.
From July to August, Texas' unemployment rate dropped 1.2 percent and remains below the national average.
Under Trump's recent executive actions, Texas will receive $1.4 billion from FEMA to provide additional $300 per week unemployment benefits.
Texas' economy as a whole is still showing signs of continued improvement despite Governor Abbott's reclosure order in late June.
President Trump signed several memorandums and an order on Saturday to extend expiring emergency coronavirus relief, including unemployment payments.
Odessa had the highest region-unemployment rate in June as Texas overall unemployment numbers improved since May.
Nancy and Ronnie Webber, owners of Tin Roof BBQ in Northeast Harris County, have struggled to keep their business afloat due to local and state coronavirus restrictions.
The unemployment rate in Texas jumped almost eight percent, as 968,500 Texans lost their jobs in April.
Texas' first unemployment numbers since coronavirus caused business closures show the unemployment rate jumped over one percent.
August unemployment and job numbers in Texas continue to outpace the United States overall as the overall rate remains steady at 3.4 percent.
