As lawmakers tackle a new stimulus bill, here s how it could delay boosted unemployment benefits
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Anxiety is building in southeast Texas as lawmakers in D.C. work on another stimulus bill.
The reason If it s not signed by President Joe Biden in days, unemployed Texans could see a delay in benefits.
It s a waiting game that has some unemployed Houstonians, including Elizabeth Kaufmann, glued to what s happening. I am, and I kind of took a break for a second because it can be stressful, Kaufman said. Because it s like, Are they going to pass it? When are they going to do something? What are they doing? That s what I didn t understand. Why is it taking so long to go through?
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For the past 21 years, La Cocina in Richmond has served authentic Mexican food.
However, being in business that long almost came to an end during the COVID-19 outbreak. We were this close, La Cocina owner Andres Novoa explained. We were just hanging in there, and we managed to pull through.
Although they persisted through the thick of the pandemic, Novoa said business still isn t the same.
The flow of business could change next week after Gov. Abbott declared an end to the statewide mask mandate. He also ended capacity restrictions, stating businesses can go back to full operations beginning Wednesday.
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