Japan passes 50% vaccination rate, may ease limits in Nov.Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated.
A Houston day care convinced all its workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Now it requires a shot.While some national companies are requiring employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, mandates have been the exception for businesses in Texas.
Businesses struggling with labor shortage, Houstonians struggling to find workFederal unemployment benefits, for people financially struggling during the pandemic, ended Labor Day Weekend.
As the Taliban prepares to unveil Afghanistan’s new regime, it faces remnants of resistancewashingtonpost.com
Businesses near Texas Tech worry Big 12 shakeup will stir financial trouble, even if Lubbock’s economy isn’t in danger
As federal eviction moratorium expires, tenants and rent advocates scramble to obtain state and local rental relief funds
Texas educators of color say law limiting how America’s history of racism is taught further silences marginalized voices
Greater disparities to emerge in Texas as unemployment benefits, protections against evictions and utility shutoffs end
With jobless Texans losing access to federal unemployment benefits, some in rural areas can’t find jobs
Business leaders on Texas-Mexico border say state politicians ignore community needs while calling for a wall
Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas lawmakers would prioritize workers in 2021. But advocates say the working class was largely left behind.
Fear of coronavirus will no longer be acceptable reason for Texans on unemployment to turn down job offers
Without child care, Texas’ unemployed mothers are struggling to reenter the workforce as federal benefits cease
Jobless Texans say Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to end federal unemployment benefits will worsen their already dire situations
Unemployed Texans will stop getting additional $300-per-week benefit next month after Gov. Greg Abbott opts out of federal program
Texas Legislature approves bill to ban residential wholesale electricity plans — the first major winter storm bill sent to the governor
Pandemic prompts state to offer break on overdue traffic fines and other fees for low-income residentschicagotribune.com
IMF revises its global GDP forecast higher, but warns the economy 'remains prone to setbacks'cnbc.com
