"In Texas, Latinas make less than $0.45 for every dollar a man makes. That makes us 49th in the nation."
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U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher addresses the crowd during an interview with the Associated Press in Houston in 2018. (AP/John L Mone)
Texas is among the states with the widest pay gaps for Latina workers
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Politifact, The Gender Pay Gap, July 15, 2015
Houston Public Media, The Latina Wage Gap is Bigger in Texas, Nov. 2, 2018
Wall Street Journal, Latina Women to Lose Out on More Than $1 Million Over Their Careers, Nov. 22, 2019
Economic Policy Institute, Latina workers have to work nearly 11 months into 2019 to be paid the same as white non-Hispanic men in 2018, Nov. 19, 2019
Economic Policy Institute, The Hispanic–white wage gap has remained wide and relatively steady, July 2, 2018
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CNBC, House passes new bill aimed at closing the gender pay gap, Mar. 28, 2019
Congress.gov, H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act, accessed Nov. 25, 2019
Texas Tribune, Texas gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident last year, June 20, 2019
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Phone interview with Jessica Mason, the senior policy analyst for the National Partnership for Women and Families, Nov. 25, 2019
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