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by Alana Rocha and Jay Root, The Texas Tribune
September 24, 2015
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After spending most of her professional career handling insurance claims, 73-year-old Jane Hays is learning the ins and outs of the Texas workers’ compensation system from the other side. Hays suffered multiple injuries in a car wreck on her way home from a work meeting.
Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered... More by Alana Rocha
Jay Root is an award-winning journalist who reported for the Tribune from 2011 to 2020. He covered the dramatic collapse of Gov. Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential campaign and went on to write an ebook... More by Jay Root
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