Article alleges job discrimination under State Sen. Pete Flores' watch at Texas Parks & Wildlife
A 2012 Austin Chronicle investigation raised allegations that Black game wardens at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department faced career roadblocks while State Sen. Pete Flores, who's now seeking reelection, headed its Law Enforcement Division.
Just three Black game wardens were commissioned during Flores' 2005-2012 tenure as director, the Chronicle reported in a story examining allegations of discrimination at the department. During that period, TP&W hired no new Black male wardens and only one Black woman, according to the investigation.
Flores, a freshman Republican who retired from TP&W in 2012, is running for reelection in November, facing Democratic State Rep. Roland Gutierrez, a former San Antonio councilman.
Flores' campaign was unavailable for comment on the Chronicle story at the Current's press time.
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