Marilyn Burgess Seeks Pay Hike, Cuts Staff, Declines Re-election.
Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess sought a significant pay raise. She voted for an $81,000 salary increase for herself. This occurred shortly after her office laid off 12 employees. Commissioners questioned her self-approved raise and did not finalize it. Burgess subsequently announced she would not seek re-election in 2026.https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/district-clerk-lays-off-employees-then-votes-herself-81k-raise/ar-AA1NeKBs?ocid=sms&apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1