No job, no car and living on $85 a week: Some Texans are facing economic crisis months into the pandemic
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“No job, no car and living on $85 a week: Some Texans are facing economic crisis months into the pandemic” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
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Jessica Tyson says she’s desperate for Congress to pass another federal stimulus package.
The 34-year-old Texarkana native is an out-of-work hairdresser who’s had her car repossessed, has struggled to keep her utilities on and says she spends her days trying to get her full unemployment benefits.
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This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/05/texas-coronavirus-unemployment-benefits/.
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