At a time when workers in Texas are watching their paychecks shrink, Texas general counsel who are among the highest-paid executives at the state’s largest corporations were not immune from the effects of the economic downturn.

2008 pay packages for 56 top legal officers at 55 large Texas companies averaged $1,760,327, down by 11.6 percent compared to 2007′s average of $1,991,410 for 51 GCs at 50 Texas companies.