You know darn well that Texas is a religion in Texas. Just because a high schoolcoach works more hours than a 12th grade math doe snot mean that his work is more valuable. Coaches work hard because the pressure to win is enormous. That does not mean that the kids on the football team deserve a higher paid teacher than the kids in the Calculus class.
Deserve? Who deserves anything? Funny thing is some of the best higher level math teachers I worked with were coaches. Winning depends on player talent and that’s a crap shoot. If you are a Texas citizen and you are unhappy with your district’s pay scale; athletic programs or whatever get off your damn computer and go to school board meetings to speak at the public comment segment of the monthly board meeting. Hell, start your own Tea Party movement!
I think if the football program brings in money to the school, then the coach should be paid more, but that doesn’t happen in all schools.