Texas Supreme Court rules government workers' birthdates are private; dissenting justice fears decision limits accountability to the public

The Texas Supreme Court dealt a blow this morning to transparency when it ruled the public has little interest in government employees' dates of birth. The decision sweeps aside rulings by the trial and appellate courts, which ruled that government employee dates of birth are public records. It also means that government workers will enjoy special protections while the state continues to sell the very same information about members of the public for millions of dollars each year.

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