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Super Bowl XLVII - Baltimore Ravens v San Francisco 49ers

Goodell Paid More Than $29Mil By NFL In 2011

NFL owners nearly tripled the commissioner’s compensation in the 2011 tax year and likely made Goodell the best paid commissioner in U.S. sports.

2013/02/15

A woman takes a photo of the Texas Senate chamber during the 82nd Legislative session. (credit: Ben Sklar/Getty Images)

Bill Would Ban Officials’ Future Double-Dipping

A bill filed in the Texas House would prohibit state elected officials from “double-dipping,” or officially retiring to collect their pensions while still drawing a salary.

2013/01/10

MLB Average Salary Up To $3.2Mil

According to final figures released Friday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the rise was the steepest since 2007. The boost was helped by an increase in the minimum salary from $414,000 to $480,000.

2012/12/07

A teacher takes questions from his class. (credit: Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

Quality Of Texas Teachers Dropping With Low Pay

An expert economist has testified in the public school finance trial that Texas teacher quality in the state is dropping, largely because of low pay in a competitive market.

2012/12/04

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Study: Pay Gap Between Men & Women Still Significant

It’s probably no surprise to women that men still, on average, make more money than they do. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, last year women made only 77-cents for every dollar that men made.

2012/11/30

Numbers Don’t Fully Explain Women’s Pay Disparity

A new study out Monday says women in Texas are still earning less than men. But economists say, the numbers, in this case, don’t tell the whole story.

2012/11/20

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Report: Disparity In Earnings Of Texas Men & Women

New numbers released today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that women in Texas are earning about 85-percent as their male counterparts.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/19

FWISD Chief Wants One-Time Payment For Employees

First the head of the Fort Worth ISD announced a district headquarters shake-up, then the district approved a $600 million budget for the coming school year, now Walter Dansby is out to give a monetary reward all district employees.

2012/06/27

Spurrier Floats Plan To Pay NCAA Players

Spurrier and his SEC colleagues would like to give football and men’s basketball players “approximately $3,500 to $4,000” – out of pocket, for the entire year to cover expenses.

2012/05/31

San Francisco Giants v Texas Rangers, Game 3

Rest Of Baseball Catching Up With Big Spenders

According to a study of major league contracts by The Associated Press, the Marlins, Tigers, Rangers and Angels all had big boosts in payroll during the offseason along with the Rays and Royals.

2012/04/05

Big 12 Basketball Tournament - Kansas State v Kansas

Profs Consider Backing NCAA Antitrust Exemption

A group of professors seeking reform in college sports wants to explore the possibility of an antitrust exemption, which could allow the NCAA to better regulate spending on coaches’ salaries and other costs.

2012/03/08

Texas Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth. (credit: Texas House of Representatives)

Fort Worth Rep. Wants Pension ‘Double Dippers’ Revealed

Fort Worth Democrat Lon Burnam wants to stop the hidden perk of pension ‘double dipping’, reserved exclusively for elected officials, and he plans to file legislation that would reveal which Texas politicians are doing it.

2012/03/06