EXCLUSIVE — A national medical watchdog group has filed a federal civil rights complaint against a major hospital system in the heart of Texas, alleging that its diversity contracting policies illegally discriminate on the basis of race.

In a letter sent Monday to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, the group Do No Harm accused the Tarrant County Hospital District, which operates as JPS Health Network, of violating federal anti-discrimination laws through its vendor selection process for consulting services.

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