State fights release of race records

2014-10-23T13:15:39-05:00

By Jay Root Texas Tribune Originally published Oct. 22, 2014 The Texas Department of Insurance is fighting The Texas Tribune’s request for records that could shed light on why it has failed to collect racial data on injured workers, despite a 1993 law that requires it. On behalf of its Division of Workers’ Compensation, the department is citing numerous exemptions to state transparency laws and has asked Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate for governor, to keep the documents secret. Earlier this month, the Tribune revealed that the state has not compiled useful racial statistics on injured workers for several years, [...]