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Texas has the most minimum wage workers in the nation.
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 452,000 Texans made $7.25 or less in 2012.
This accounts for nearly 13 percent of all such workers across the country.
More than half of them were employed in the leisure and hospitality industry, largely in restaurants and other food services.
But tips supplement many of their hourly wages.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Texas says our state leads the nation because we are the biggest job creator in the country.
Data shows that one-third of minimum wage workers nationally were teens, and about 45 percent were 25 or older.
The last minimum-wage increase took place in 2009.
The Homeland Security Department is set to announce new security for international flights bound to the United States.
The Homeland Security Department is set to announce new security for international flights bound to the United States.
The Supreme Court's ruling to allow President Donald Trump's travel ban go forward in part leaves more questions than it answers.
The Supreme Court's ruling to allow President Donald Trump's travel ban go forward in part leaves more questions than it answers.
In the United States, the attack affected hospitals and companies such as the drugmaker Merck.
In the United States, the attack affected hospitals and companies such as the drugmaker Merck.
The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro ($2.72 billion) fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service.
The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro ($2.72 billion) fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service.
The bill has many critics and few outspoken fans on Capitol Hill, and prospects for changing that are uncertain.
The bill has many critics and few outspoken fans on Capitol Hill, and prospects for changing that are uncertain.
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