Raises for state employees in new budget? Only for select law enforcement and correctional officers
A state employee union leader and a disability rights activist lambaste the budget as miserly, especially to care attendants who help elderly Texans.
Practically the only state workers who will receive pay bumps in the newly passed Texas state budget are several thousand law enforcement officers and some prison guards – just a fraction of the more than 200,000 Texans whose jobs depend on the budget.(Bob Daemmrich / Bob Daemmrich/CapitolPressPhoto)
6:30 PM on Jun 3, 2021 CDT
AUSTIN When the newly passed state budget takes effect in September, practically the only state workers who will receive pay bumps are several thousand law enforcement officers and some prison guards just a fraction of the more than 200,000 Texans whose jobs depend on the budget.