Texas Judge Pay Increase Hits 11th-Hour Snag Over Pension Link

Texas judges, among the lowest paid in the country, appear unlikely to receive a raise as state lawmakers have reached an impasse over whether to raise their own retirement benefits alongside the judge’s salary increase.

A long-awaited raise that attracted bipartisan support was halted on the Senate floor Friday night, days before the biennial session comes to a close Monday.

Sen. José Menendez (D) objected to a move by the House to keep lawmaker pensions tied to the current lower judicial base salary. The plan the Senate approved sought to tie pensions to a proposed higher salary. Lt. Gov. Dan ...