Approximately 347,700 Texans currently receiving unemployment benefits do not qualify for the additional $300 weekly payments issued by the Trump administration, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Those Texans could change their status when filling out future payment requests, Gamez said, and could then qualify for the extra $300 payments.
In total, about 1.7 million Texans are currently receiving unemployment benefits, Gamez said, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend businesses across the state.
Greg Abbott closed bars in June, which contributed to the largest group of Texans claiming unemployment benefits — workers in the accommodation and food services sector.
But for the approximately 347,700 Texans who do not qualify, they will continue to see the same unemployment payments they’ve been receiving in August, after the extra $600 weekly payments expired.