Help is available for Texans still struggling to file unemployment, collect benefits
HOUSTON โ As Texas continues smashing unemployment records, many people who are out of work are still struggling to find jobs, file claims, and collect benefits. Since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Texas in March, the Texas Workforce Commission says itโs helped more than 3.4 million Texans file for unemployment insurance and paid out $14.4 billion in benefits. Scott Leonard, 60, of Seabrook is a former petrochemical project manager who has been waiting six weeks for benefits. โOh Iโve called at least a hundred times or more, every day, different times of the day,โ he said. A spokesperson tells us while the agency is still slammed with applications, the unemployment crisis in Texas is improving.