Texas unemployment claims, driven by COVID-19 stay-at home orders, have surpassed 2 million, even as the state begins to reopen.
The home market could signal the strengthening of the North Texas economy when the worst of the COVID-19 downturn is past. Experts say prices could be affected. In the meantime, builders in Texas are taking measures to keep themselves safe.
Oil drillers in the Permian Basin of Texas are cutting output on their own. State regulators have declined to set quotas.
Texas educators say they aren’t sure what school will look like in the fall. They are planning for virtual and in-person classes.
A final decision hasn’t been made, but organizers of the State Fair of Texas are mulling whether this year’s event will take place given COVID-19 concerns.