A study found industrialized communities east of Houston may be at elevated risk of developing several types of cancer. But state epidemiologists have refused to release cancer data at the census-tract level — a move advocates and experts are calling into question.
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This story is part of a collaboration with Univision 45 in Houston.
HIGHLANDS, Texas — Eight months ago, Texas health officials delivered alarming news to residents of a string of industrialized communities east of Houston: A new study had found that they may be at elevated risk of developing several types of cancer, especially leukemia…