DPS troopers getting race right after KXAN investigation

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A KXAN investigation has resulted in a dramatic drop in the number of Hispanic drivers incorrectly reported as “white” by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers.
KXAN’s investigation in 2015 found troopers wrongly identifying the race of minority drivers, mostly Hispanic, during traffic stops. Experts say the errors skew racial profiling reports required by a Texas law in which officers must determine and document the driver’s race.
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