may not know she s being under paid on her first day of work and expends that period. why doesn t texas abide by federal law? attorney general greg abbott thought to exempt his state, and he won last year in the texas supreme court. abbott s clarification that he opposes additional pay equity laws comes the same day his office has a paycheck problem. the san antonio express news reported that female assistant attorneys general in abbott s office paid nearly $6,000 less than per year than male counterparts. overall, men in his office make $15,000 more than women. it is unclear if the women who work for abbott agree into no new legislation is necessary because wage discrimination is technically against the law and it s an issue not confined to his offices. in the lone star state, women are paid on average 9,000 less than men. texas women make 79 cents for every dollar their male