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Texas Makes All State Salaries Public | Texas News
Texas just made the salaries of over 200,000 state employees public—yes, from the governor down to entry-level workers—via a new online database launched July 1, 2026. This bold move aims to boost government transparency, letting anyone track where taxpayer dollars go in state payrolls. While some applaud it as a tool for accountability and fairness, others raise privacy concerns—even though it’s public money. The database, designed for easy access by agency, job title, or name, is still new, but already sparking debate about how much government worker info the public should see. Listen in…
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