Grassroots America agrees with the TX House regarding judicial pay raises. The TX Senate is wrong to insist on raising legislative pensions!
The House version of SB 293 rightly delinks legislative pensions from the salaries of state district judges!
This linkage was WRONG from the beginning. For decades, increases to legislative pensions were hidden from the public because increases in legislative pensions were directly tied to increases in state district judicial salaries.
The Texas Senate and @LtGovTX should support transparency and pull down their amendment to force a pension increase to all legislators. Concur with the House and get this done!