1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgElisabeth Kristofhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/elisabeth-kristof/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OaF1QcJLOX"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/unemployment-benefits-in-jeopardy-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-texans/">Unemployment Benefits in Jeopardy for Hundreds of Thousands of Texans</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/unemployment-benefits-in-jeopardy-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-texans/embed/#?secret=OaF1QcJLOX" width="600" height="338" title="“Unemployment Benefits in Jeopardy for Hundreds of Thousands of Texans” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="OaF1QcJLOX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> About 128,000 Texans stand to begin losing unemployment benefits at the end of this month if Congress fails to pass an additional extension. As the deadline nears, here are some of the factors that will influence their decision: Looking first at the bright-side, Texas has received nearly $5.7 billion in stimulus money for unemployment insurance […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402