Top officials at TxDOT see sharp jump in pay

Rash of executive hiring, higher pay necessary, TxDOT officials say, as agency moves increasingly to tollway model.  Executive pay at the Texas Department of Transportation has spiked over the past year as the agency’s new chief, tasked to overhaul the department after several years of legislative and internal scrutiny, brought in more than a dozen upper echelon employees and sharply increased the salaries of some top managers already on hand.

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