{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 659.001","heading":"EQUAL WORK, EQUAL PAY.","body":"A woman who performs public service for this state is entitled to be paid the same compensation for her service as is paid to a man who performs the same kind, grade, and quantity of service, and a distinction in compensation may not be made because of sex.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 659. COMPENSATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.659.htm#659.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"396bd19b71df38dc9cecc9877500cff6623593fd307752556ebe84359546999a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}