Texas company gives every employee $100K bonus

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HOUSTON — Talk about an early Christmas.

A Houston company has given each of its employees a $100,000 bonus this year.

Hilcorp Energy announced last week that it is doling out the six-digit gift to its almost 1,400 workers.

Make it rain.

The bonus amounts to a total company payout of more than $100 million, Forbes reported. The bonus, which is prorated based on hire date, was given after the company met its annual goal.

The company is owned by Jeffery Hildebrand and was founded in 1989. As one of the largest privately-held oil and gas exploration companies in the United States, it ranked 20th in Fortune's "Best Companies" list and also ranked high in the magazine's list of "Best Workplaces for Diversity."

According to Forbes, back in 2011, the company gave each employee a choice of a $50,000 car or $35,000 in cash.