COVID-19 Recession in Texas
No job, no car and living on $85 a week: Some Texans are facing economic crisis months into the pandemic
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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