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In 2009, nineteen percent of federal employees earned salaries of $100,000 or more. The average federal worker's pay was $71,208, compared with $40,331 in the private sector, although under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, most menial or lower paying jobs have been outsourced to private contractors. [13]
Texas also added 274,300 nonfarm jobs over the year, from November 2023 to November 2024, more than any other state. Last month, Texas’ civilian labor force broke another record.
Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan elections choose all of the judges at all levels of the judiciary; the governor fills vacancies by appointment.
August 30 – Texas reports an immunocompromised patient has suffered the first US death in the monkeypox outbreak. [15] November 8 – The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election is held. Republican governor Greg Abbott is reelected.
A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100 job cuts across university campuses in Texas, a hit echoed or anticipated in numerous other states ...
Elections are scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024. [4] Seats up for election will be all seats of the Texas Legislature, [5] all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and the Class I seat to the United States Senate, for which two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election. [6]
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic challenger and U.S. Representative Colin Allred.
However, many states still follow the federal standard — including Texas. As of 2022, the Lone Star State is one of the U.S. states that still pays its citizens $7.25 an hour as provided by ...