Worry about the things you can control not about what you cant. They need to acquire some sort of skill that will demand a higher wage. This will help you in inflationary times and recessions. I have lived in Houston all my life, and there are plenty ENTRY level retail and hospitality jobs that pay way above minimum wage. I know this because I help my dad apply to Walmart to stock shelves, and has zero skills. He does not do well with technology, speaks broken English, has trouble reading it, and, worst of all does not work well with people making 16/hr. There is no reason to take a minimum-wage job ; make the businesses compete.

Read this article by Bloomberg where they take the top 10 cities where 100k takes you the furthest and texas cities were 7 out of the 10 cities, Houston being 6th in America.

1. Memphis, TN
2. El Passo, TX
3. Oklahoma City, OK
4. Corpus Christi, TX
5. Lubbock, TX
6. HOUSTON, TX
7. San Antonio, Fort Worth , Arlington TX (Tie)
8. St. Louis, MO