The three commissioners who run Texas's unemployment and job-training agency meet Sept. 28 with three dockets of benefit appeals stacked on one agenda — several hundred cases in a single sitting.
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has rolled out new fraud-prevention tools designed to strengthen financial controls and safeguard taxpayer dollars across the state's payment systems, according to a Sept. 24 news release from the agency.
By Mohamad Sam I run an online business in Texas selling eco-friendly products like glass water bottles and cotton grocery bags.
Texas cannot yet tell whether this spring's college graduates found work, let alone whether artificial intelligence is shrinking the jobs they trained for, witnesses told the Senate Committee on Economic Development Sept. 22.
Oil and natural gas exploration and production employment in Texas increased by 400 jobs in August 2026 compared with July, according to a Sept. 21 news release from the Texas Oil & Gas Association citing newly released Texas Workforce Commission data.
Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 21 delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Eli Lilly and Company's $6.5 billion active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing site at Generation Park in Harris County, according to a news release from the Governor's office.
Six days after its regular September meeting, the Texas Bond Review Board has been called back Sept. 23 to sign off on refinancing the bonds behind state home and land loans for Texas veterans.
The Texas Workforce Commission reported Sept. 18 that Texas added 159,400 nonfarm jobs between August 2025 and August 2026, lifting total employment in the state to 14,469,300 positions and holding the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 4.4 percent.
The Texas Workforce Commission is awarding Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship grants to help employers stand up short-term, paid training programs quickly, the agency announced Sept. 17.
Texas local governments owe $552 billion in debt service, and $330 billion of that is principal.