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Texas State Unemployment Benefits 2013
What unemployment insurance benefits are available in Texas?
Texas offers unemployment insurance benefits to any worker who has lost their job through no fault of their own.
TX Unemployment Benefits - Maximum Weekly Payment
Texas's maximum weekly unemployment payment is $392.00, and the maximum amount of time unemployment compensation can be collected through the Texas Unemployment Office is 59 weeks.Texas's maximum weekly unemployment pay is $31.65 less then the average maximum weekly unemployment payment of $423.65.
Claiming Unemployment Compensation in Texas
If you believe you are eligible to file for TX unemployment payments, you can submit an unemployment application with the Texas Unemployment Office by following the instructions on the TX Unemployment Claim Guide.
Texas Unemployment Headlines
Recent news stories concerning the unemployment rate and unemployment compensation in TX
[Fri @ 10:37 pm] Bill to require drug tests for unemployment benefits passes Texas Senate - Austin Business Journal (blog) 
[Thu @ 1:11 am] Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants - Yahoo! News
[Fri @ 4:04 pm] Unemployment matches five-year low - Rockwall County Herald Banner
[Fri @ 3:41 am] South Texas Man Charged With Successfully Filing Fraudulent Unemployment ... - Fox 2 KFXV
[Fri @ 5:00 pm] Texas Unemployment Remains At 6.4 Percent - CBS Local
[Wed @ 3:15 pm] Drug testing for unemployment recipients passes Texas House - KGBT-TV
[Fri @ 8:25 pm] Texas unemployment rate stays at 6.4% in April - Fort Worth Star Telegram
[Fri @ 7:55 pm] Texas Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged, Lubbock's Rate Drops - News/Talk 790 KFYO
[Wed @ 2:03 am] House Gives Early OK to Drug Testing for Unemployment - Texas Tribune
[Wed @ 10:20 pm] New bill enforces drug testing to obtain unemployment benefits - KLTV
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