Did you know that lawmakers in the Texas Legislature earn a base salary of just $7,200 a year — yet in a full regular session they can collect over $30,000 in perdiem pay? What does that say about parttime government in a major state?LAST WEEK’S ANSWER TO:What controversial 1948 U.S.Senate primary in Texas, won by Lyndon B. Johnson by just ...
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