More Information

• Texas Jobs Snapshot for 2012
• Testimony: Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
• Testimony: Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services

• Texas at Work: Today and Tomorrow
• The Texas Early Care and Education Crunch: Senate Bills 75 and 76 Help All Texans Access Child Care
• HB 804: The "Hard Work Equals Poverty" Bill

Unemployment Insurance Legislation a Step in the Right Direction for Working Texans

Three bills under consideration by the 78th Texas Legislature seek to improve the Texas unemployment insurance (UI) system. They do so by ensuring equal access to unemployment insurance for victims of domestic violence and by modernizing how unemployment benefits are calculated to reflect workers' most recent employment history.