Carnival CEO predicts 'most, if not all' of cruise fleet will return to seas this year
2 Carnival-owned cruise lines set to resume operations next month
Biden extends mortgage relief, ban on home foreclosures through June 2021
Certain mortgage protections that were put in place amid the pandemic, and were set to expire next month, have been extended through June.
Did you get the right stimulus check amount? Why you need to know before filing your tax return
Americans who have not received their coronavirus stimulus check payments, or who received the incorrect amount, have an opportunity to claim the missing money now that the 2020 tax season is officially underway.
Texas launches statewide rental assistance program
A new resource is now available to Texans who owe back rent or bills.
House panel advances partial COVID-19 relief bill including $1,400 stimulus checks
The panel on Thursday evening approved its $940 billion piece of Biden's proposal on a 25-18 party-line vote
Gov. Abbott promises state support for small businesses during Dallas roundtable discussion
During a roundtable discussion with Dallas small business owners, Gov. Abbott talked about fostering business growth, calling small businesses the backbone of the Texas economy.
$1,400 stimulus check update: When could you get your third payment?
Households could start to receive the payments in just a few weeks.
Biden says $15 minimum wage likely won't 'survive' in COVID relief package, looks to stand-alone bill
President Biden conceded that his push to fold a $15 minimum wage into a broader COVID-19 relief package likely won't "survive."
Complaints about long wait times continue plaguing Texas Workforce Commission
Despite the state hiring companies to operate four call centers, the complaint is the same: people with complex problems cannot get through to a TWC agent who can help process their claim.
Who will receive a third stimulus check? What we know so far
Congressional Democrats are barreling ahead on passing a sprawling coronavirus relief plan without any Republican support, likely ensuring that most Americans will receive a third stimulus check.
American Airlines expected to send out furlough notices this week
Furlough notices are expected to go out Friday to more than 13,000 American Airlines employees.
TWC facing backlog after unemployment benefits briefly expired
The Texas Workforce Commission is once again facing a major backlog. It got swamped with calls after federal unemployment benefits briefly expired.
American Airlines warns of furloughs if federal aid expires
American Airlines is warning its union workers that there may be more furloughs coming.
Biden warns of growing ‘cost of inaction’ on $1.9T COVID-19 relief plan
The White House says the Biden administration is searching for “creative” ways to garner public support for the COVID relief package that has gotten a cold shoulder from Senate Republicans.
Lowe's announces another $80M in employee bonuses, will hire more than 50,000 workers
Lowe's announced that it will reward all of its full-time hourly employees with $300 bonuses for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while part-time employees will get $150. The company also plans to hire 50,000 more workers for the spring.
Target giving $500 pandemic bonuses to 375,000 frontline employees
Target has handed out bonuses before during the pandemic, and this latest one gives $500 to hundreds of thousands of frontline workers.
‘COVID Bandit’ leaves $1,400 tip, enough to give each bakery employee $200
A generous customer lifted the spirits of an entire Colorado bakery after leaving a tip large enough to send all seven employees home with $200.
Texas Workforce Commission handling renewed unemployment benefits funded by COVID relief bill
People with unemployment claims are starting to see the renewed unemployment benefits funded from the COVID relief bill passed before the end of last year.
Godiva closing all its US chocolate shops as pandemic slumps sales
Belgian chocolatier Godiva will sell or close all 128 of its North American shops within the next few months, the company said this week.
Stimulus checks and your 2020 taxes: All of your questions, answered
The federal government has delivered two stimulus checks to tens of millions of Americans as part of an effort to blunt the economic pain triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, but many are wondering how the payments could affect your 2020 taxes as filing season approaches.