James Ray has gone a full month without work. The barber shop where he works in Lewisville has been closed since mid-March because of fears about the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the father of two has tried to get unemployment benefits from the Texas Workforce Commission. But on top of the massive wait times on the agency’s hotline …
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April 24, 2020