Women paid less in state jobs study says
Austin AP reports that female state workers face lower salaries than men for comparable work. A Texas Employees Union task force cites wage gaps across five agencies, with many women earning under 16 000 annually and over half of Hispanics in state government also earning under 16 000. The union urges a Pay Equity committee and legislative action.
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Austin
Texas
State Employees Union
Texas Employment Commission
Departments of Human Resources
Gonzalo Barrientos
Stephanie Young
Employment Commission
Firefighters aided by church driving fire-call ministry
Duncanville volunteers from the Community Action Response Team operate a fire-call ministry. More than 150 volunteers from Duncanville and nearby areas respond within 15 minutes, driving a van with cots and food to scenes, offering coffee and shelter, and assisting victims and runaways in emergencies.
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Duncanville
Pat Crooks
Grand Prairie
Rick Cotton
Dallas
Cotton
Cart
Audit reversal: bilingual grant return questioned by congressman
Rep Jack Brooks says 1981 Education Department audit demanding return of 5.9 million bilingual grants was incorrect. GAO review approved misinterpretation of grant rules and reduced demanded recovery to 123,688 with 9,908 returned and 113,780 under appeal. Recipients include districts in Austin Dallas San Antonio Harlingen Pharr San Juan Alamo and Edinburg region center TEA. Brooks urges improved audit quality.
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Washington
Department of Education
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Inspector General
Education Department
Brooks
General Accounting Office
Austin
Dallas
Edgewood Isd
San Antonio
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