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Nearly 40% of all Texas workers make less than $15 per hour, according to an Oxfam America analysis of census data.
Why it matters: A huge swath of the population is living on less than the “living wage.”
Details: About 5.7 million Texas workers would benefit from the state increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour, per Oxfam.
Zoom out: Nationally, an average of 32% of workers earn less than $15 per hour.
By the numbers: Workers of color are more likely to make less than $15 per hour compared to their white counterparts in Texas.