[hattend]

Under the bill, a lawmaker with 12 years of service could retire at age 50 and immediately begin collecting $34,500 a year -- a $6,000 increase over current law.

The House sponsor of the legislation, state Rep. Will Hartnett, R-Dallas, said that legislators in particular deserve the retirement boost because their salaries are so low. Lawmakers, deemed part-time, make $7,200 a year, plus $128 a day when they're in session.

Pretty sweet, work 12 years and retire on 5 times your base pay.

[ArmyBratproud]

That's it...I'm running for State Rep.

I PROMISE TO NOT PUSH FOR A STATE INCOME TAX.

I PROMISE TO GO AFTER AND TRY AND REMOVE ANY PAY ROLL TAX.


Guess I'll have to run as a Conservative Indy. Cause the GOP in this state aint gonna promise that.