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Texas applies for federal program to get extra $300 per week for unemployed Texans (Texas Tribune) Thursday. Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas applied for federal funding to provide an extra $300 weeklyfor people who have lost their jobs. More than 10 states have already been
federally approved for the additional jobless relief, providing an extra $300, and in some cases, $400 in unemployment checks. The directive from Abbott comes as 61,416 Texans applied for unemploy-
ment relief in the week ending Aug. 15. In total, more than 3.2 million Texans have applied for jobless assistance since the coronavirus pandemic began. In March, Congress passed a broad coronavirus relief package that added $600 to people's weekly unemployment checks, but the benefit expired in July leaving many people already reeling from the pandemic deeper in the lurch. In early August, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that he said would add $400 to people’s unemployment checks to help them weather life upended by the coronavirus. The White House later clarified that the federal government would provide $300 per week, and states could decide whether they wanted to contribute an additional $100. Abbott did not indicate that the state intended to boost the payment with an additional $100 per week, as other states have done. He said the federal funding, if approved, will
“provide an additional $300 per week in benefits for qualifying Texans receiving unemployment benefits.” Abhi Rahman, spokesman for the Texas Democratic Party, said "$300 a week is not enough." "It is time for Trump and Abbott to stop nickel and diming our families," Rahman said in a statement Thursday. "We need real relief right now. Texans can’t take this president and this governor’s incompetence any more.” Since Trump’s announcement, state officials have been confused about whether the executive order authorizing the payments was legal and whether states will be able to afford to implement it. Trump also required states to administer the additional payments, and governors across the country have warned that they don't have the capacity to do so. The initial $600 weekly benefits were paid by the federal government.