he coronavirus pandemic has been incredibly destructive to U.S. jobs, forcing nearly 43 million workers into unemployment since March 16. Millions of businesses closed as customers sheltered in place, forcing layoffs borne from a lack of revenue.

The Texas Medical Association (TMA) and several other health organizations are urging state leaders to protect patient access to care by taking essential health care services off the financial chopping block.

The last couple of months have brought major devastation to the nation's workforce. the employment debacle is apparent in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released employment figures for April.

In a recent Zoom virtual conference, vocational nurse Esmeralda Cardenas spoke with high school students interested in the health care field about what it takes to become a nurse.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the third phase of the State of Texas’ plan to safely open the economy while containing the spread of COVID-19. Under Phase III, effective immediately, all businesses in Texas will be able to operate at up to 50% capacity, with very limited exceptions.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Roger Williams (R-TX) in a bipartisan effort to support the live entertainment industry, which has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roughly 30 percent of the U.S. labor force works in industries expected to prove resilient amid the disruption caused by COVID-19 and related containment measures, with high concentrations of those industries found in markets such as Durham, N.C., Sacramento, and Washington, D.C., according to a new report from CBRE.

With certain businesses reopening all across the country in an effort to reverse some of the nearly 41 million job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the Cities with the Biggest Increases in Unemployment Rates Due to COVID-19, as a follow-up to our report on the States Hit Most by Unemployment Claims.

Measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, while necessary, have had substantial negative effects on the Texas economy.

The Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) administration is moving forward with planning for the start of the 2020-2021 school year in a manner that will allow for various possibilities and adjustments as needed, based upon the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic in our area.