As lawmakers tackle a new stimulus bill, here's how it could delay boosted unemployment benefits KTRK Share: 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?"