GOV. GREG ABBOTT SAID TEXAS LAWMAKERS WOULD PRIORITIZE WORKERS IN 2021. BUT ADVOCATES SAY THE WORKING CLASS WAS LARGELY LEFT BEHIND.

Canada trade deal gives Texas biz leaders something to cheer about

When the 2021 Texas legislative session kicked off in January, the state’s unemployment rate in Texas was 6.8% — well above the 3.7% rate from before the beginning of the pandemic here…