Musk’s DOGE Effort Spurs Copycat Push in Texas With New Bills January 30, 2025 By Amanda Albright and Julie Fine Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to follow in the footsteps of Elon Musk. The state’s powerful Republican announced on...
Oklahoma Issues Cease-And-Desist Against Unlicensed Auto Warranty Company January 29, 2025 The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has issued a Cease-and-Desist Order against Select Auto Inc., doing business as Select Auto Protect,...
Less Methane Leaked in West Texas, Report Says; Environmentalists Are Skeptical January 29, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Less methane escaped into the atmosphere from certain oil and gas equipment and oil wells in 2023, according to a...
Trucordia Acquires Louisiana’s CADA January 28, 2025 Trucordia has acquired the insurance business of CADA Insurance Services which has multiple offices in Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Chalmette,...
Corpus Christi Initiates Emergency Effort to Boost Water Supply January 28, 2025 By Dylan Baddour On the South Texas coast, the city of Corpus Christi has initiated an emergency effort to boost its water supply...
Texas Reports 564 Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2023, Down Slightly From Prior Year January 27, 2025 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation this month released a report on fatal occupational injuries in Texas...
Data Centers and Large Users Strain Texas Power Grid January 27, 2025 By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have turbocharged the expansion...
Crop Trader Declares Force Majeure Along US Gulf During Rare Southern Snow January 24, 2025 By Michael Hirtzer One of the world’s biggest crop traders has halted loading of grain vessels at US Gulf terminals as the region’s...
Texas Asks Wall Street Firms for Details About DEI Efforts January 24, 2025 Texas and nine other Republican-led states are ratcheting up pressure on Wall Street’s diversity programs, asking firms about their policies...
Florida, Louisiana Sugarcane Could Be Hurt by Winter Storm but Citrus Was Spared January 24, 2025 By Marcelo Teixeira Sugarcane crops in Louisiana and Florida, the only two states producing sugar from cane in the United States, could be...