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In an eight-hour committee hearing focused on fraud in social services programs, Texas lawmakers heard updates on how state agencies are responding to calls for stronger anti-fraud measures in programs like Medicaid and the Child Care Services program. The Wednesday hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services committee also included more than 50 Texans sharing concerns with state policymakers.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants state agencies to implement new "strong anti-fraud measures" to a program that providers financial support to eligible families to pay for child care. It comes after the Trump administration froze federal funding to Child Care Services programs after a viral video claimed widespread fraud in Minnesota.

The corporation behind a North Texas mosque's planned multipurpose development says it's reached an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission resolving allegations that the development would discriminate against non-Muslims.

The grants from the Texas Workforce Commission will to go toward training 1,900 people in manufacturing, construction, plumbing, engineering and more.

A coalition of local nonprofits, foundations and affordable housing developers have created a working group called HOME Fort Worth to formally support the city of Fort Worth鈥檚 efforts to increase workforce housing.

While growth in Texas stayed consistent with the national average in October, a new report from the ADP Research Institute found year-over-year wages were growing at a faster pace in January and February.

Texas led the nation in job growth last month. More than half-a-million jobs were added to the workforce since last year 鈥� and Dallas-Fort Worth saw the largest job growth of any metro area in the state.

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The state set a record for the number of employed people for 14 consecutive months.

The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also remained at 4% for a second straight month.

The Texas Workforce Commission reports the number of unemployed workers in the state dropped from 5.2% in November 2021 to 5% in December.

The Texas Workforce Commission reports statewide employment reached a new high in November, while the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 5.2%.