"Court Rules State Employee Birth Dates Are Public"

According to the News Media Update, under the Texas Public Information Act, birth dates of state employees are now public information. Jennifer LaFleur, a reporter from the Dallas Morning News, attempted to get a copy of the Texas State employee payroll database. She argued that birthdays are important in distinguishing people with similar names. Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn disagreed, but the State Attorney General, Greg Abbott, issued a ruling that birthdays are public information.

Leah Block