Businesses, restaurants in Tomball, Magnolia look to end of pandemic unemployment benefits for relief

Señor Burrito Co., a food truck stationed in Tomball, is offering new hires $16 an hour—more than twice the state’s minimum wage; yet, owners Miguel Camacho and Alejandra Perez-Camacho said they are struggling to find workers. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)

Señor Burrito Co., a food truck stationed in Tomball, is offering new hires $16 an hour—more than twice the state’s minimum wage; yet, owners Miguel Camacho and Alejandra Perez-Camacho said they are struggling to find workers.

“[We will] schedule an interview, and [they] just never show up—and that’s happened dozens of times. It’s incredible,” Camacho said. “We’ve gone up to offering $16 an hour. We are just a very small business; we’re a food truck. … We’re still not able to find someone to fill those positions.”

The husband and wife team said they employ three high school students. With few workers, they have had to choose between the food truck and providing…

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