TDI-DWC Houston West Office Moves to New Location January 30

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 12 -- The Texas Department of Insurance issued the following news release:

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) Houston West Office will open at its new location at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The new address is 350 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77060-3318. The telephone number will remain 281-260-3035 and the fax number will remain 281-272-1089. The office serves injured employees and other workers' compensation system participants in Montgomery and Waller counties and part of Harris County. To determine service for Harris County, visit the TDI website at http://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/fieldoffices/index.html.

All proceedings, including benefit review conferences and contested case hearings, and appointments with Office of Injured Employee Counsel ombudsmen scheduled on or after January 30, 2013, will be held at the new location.

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. on January 30 at the new office location and Commissioner of Workers' Compensation Rod Bordelon will attend.

The old address of the TDI-DWC Houston West Office is 507 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77060-4012. This location will continue to serve system participants until noon, Friday, January 25, 2013. It will remain closed from January 28-29, 2013. If you are an injured employee or workers' compensation system participant needing assistance on these days, call 1-800-252-7031 or 713-924-2200.

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