Across wide swaths of state government, male employees make more on average than their female colleagues. But a closer look at the payrolls of individual agencies and offices presents a more complicated picture.
Wendy Davis
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The Brief: March 21, 2014
With equal pay emerging as the single biggest issue this week in the contest for governor, the Tribune has taken a deep look at pay disparities across state government.
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The Brief: March 20, 2014
The issue of equal pay dominated the discussion again in the gubernatorial contest on Wednesday.
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Abbott, Davis Point Fingers Over Equal Pay
In the latest iteration of the fight over women’s issues in the Texas governor’s race, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and his Democratic opponent state Sen. Wendy Davis are sounding off over equal pay.
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Campaigns Contend With Vitriol on Social Media
As the campaigns for gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis use social media to expand the discourse on the issues they consider priorities, they must also deal with addressing issues like name calling and personal attacks in such forums.
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The Brief: March 19, 2014
The widely panned attempt by two Greg Abbott surrogates to push a GOP alternative to legislation to address the pay gap between men and women has brought outreach to female voters back into the spotlight in the contest for governor.
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Davis Launches Spanish-Language Website
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis launched a Spanish-language version of her campaign website on Monday. Her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, released a Spanish version of his campaign site earlier this year.
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Inside Texas Politics: Try, Try Again
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential prospects, several runoff contests and more.
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Abbott, Davis Add More Fuel to Ethics Debate
As they put their focus squarely on the November general election, Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis are pushing the issue of potential conflicts of interest for officeholders into a brighter political spotlight.
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The Brief: March 13, 2014
If the University of Texas System regents tap Gov. Rick Perry’s reported favorite, Kyle Janek, as their next chancellor, they won’t get pushback from the president of the system’s flagship campus.
