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Trump signs stimulus package, providing relief for thousands of Texans Still, the consequences of the benefit lapse remained unclear. Restaurant gig worker Crystal Maher said the passage "will hopefully be a huge relief" to the more than 800,000 Texans who spent nearly 48 hours in limbo wondering when their next unemployment check would come after the CARES Act expired Saturday. Early Sunday, Maher was in the same boat. "I just tapped into my last hundred dollars yesterday without even knowing when I’ll see more money from anyone." Ahead of the president's decision, Aurora Blase was too afraid to see if she lost her unemployment payments. "I am too scared to look," she said.
Southeast Texas unemployment rate rises to 11.8 percent, higher than state, national average November's numbers are out and the unemployment rate in Southeast Texas is higher than the state and national average. Author: James Grant (12NewsNow), Eleanor Skelton Published: 10:56 PM CST December 18, 2020 Updated: 10:57 PM CST December 18, 2020 BEAUMONT, Texas — Nine months into the pandemic, unemployment numbers are on the rebound. Southeast Texans are grappling with even higher rates of unemployment. November's numbers are out and the unemployment rate in Southeast Texas is higher than the state and national average. The pandemic put thousands of Texans out of work, leaving many to depend on collecting unemployment.