Topic: Governor Salary

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Frontline Texas  Jack Blood, Penny Langford Freeman, Paul Davis Aug 25th, 2008 [eZfyg56uE2w]
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Frontline Texas Jack Blood, Penny Langford Freeman, Paul Davis Aug 25th, 2008 [eZfyg56uE2w]

Texas Budget, Executive Salary, Education Spending Waste

Penny Langford Freeman proposes cutting the governor's six-figure salary and eliminating taxpayer-funded perks like the $10,000-a-month temporary mansion. She criticizes the $82.5 billion state budget, citing a $1.1 billion loss in tech stock investments for which no one was held accountable. The discussion emphasizes that a representative government should identify with citizens earning the median salary of $40,000.