Texas Workforce Commission

A coalition of local nonprofits, foundations and affordable housing developers have created a working group called HOME Fort Worth to formally support the city of Fort Worth’s efforts to increase workforce housing.

While growth in Texas stayed consistent with the national average in October, a new report from the ADP Research Institute found year-over-year wages were growing at a faster pace in January and February.

Texas led the nation in job growth last month. More than half-a-million jobs were added to the workforce since last year — and Dallas-Fort Worth saw the largest job growth of any metro area in the state.

“This was a bill specifically chosen right in line with all of our values — specifically the Republican-stated platform values,” said bill author Rep. Penny Morales Shaw. “This shouldn’t be a fight.”

The state set a record for the number of employed people for 14 consecutive months.

The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also remained at 4% for a second straight month.

The Texas Workforce Commission reports the number of unemployed workers in the state dropped from 5.2% in November 2021 to 5% in December.

The Texas Workforce Commission reports statewide employment reached a new high in November, while the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 5.2%.

Under two new Texas laws, even the smallest companies can be sued and complaints can cover harassment further in the past.

The Texas Workforce Commission is trying to recoup $214 million in unemployment benefits it says people were overpaid this year. A North Texas woman says appealing the agency's findings is an uphill battle through an opaque appeals process.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency notified state officials Wednesday that the payments for out-of-work Texans have ended, according to the Texas Workforce Commission, which handles unemployment claims.

After losing his last chief election officer over a botched review of the state’s voter rolls, Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed a new secretary of…