The Texas Workforce Commission delayed the setting of the employer’s unemployment insurance tax rates to allow for more time for ongoing legislative efforts and the continuing economic recovery to play out. This week, Governor Greg Abbott suspended a section of the Texas Labor Code which paved the way for the TWC decision. Abbott suspended Section 204.048 of the Texas Labor Code, which set deadlines for a small subset of employers who make voluntary contributions into the UI tax system. The commissioners in turn aligned TWC Policy with that decision. Abbott’s suspension allows for postponement until July 2021.