Texas Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Texas, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
the most a week, for up to 26 weeks
Tele-Center: speak with a customer service representative about your unemployment benefits
How to file for unemployment in Texas
Apply online at Unemployment Benefits Services (UBS) by selecting Apply for Benefits, with a TWC User ID. If you cannot apply online, call a Tele-Center at 800-939-6631 during regular business hours.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
Request benefit payment every two weeks, first on the First Filing Date in the instructions TWC sends you, then on your Filing Day. Request online at Unemployment Benefits Services (UBS) or by phone with Tele-Serv at 800-558-8321, Option 1. If you do not request payment within the calendar week it is due, payment may be delayed or denied.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Texas, and for how long
The most you can get is $619 a week and the least is $76. Benefits last up to 26 weeks.
The weekly amount is the wages of your highest base period quarter divided by 25, rounded to the nearest dollar, between $76 and $619. The total for the benefit year is 26 times the weekly amount or 27 percent of base period wages, whichever is less.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
The most weeks: from another of the agency's pages, read October 14, 2026.
Texas unemployment phone number
Call 800-939-6631 (tele-Center: speak with a customer service representative about your unemployment benefits). Every line and what it is for.
Where this comes from
Everything on this page was read on the agency's own website, and each part links the page it came from and the day we read it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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