Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Naked Unicyclist in Texas Charged with Distracting Drivers
May 16 2012 // Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Kemah police Chief Greg Rikard says 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley was not intoxicated...
Social Media Postings Lead to Firing of Texas Executive
May 15 2012 // Houston-based Francesca’s Holdings Corp. reported it has fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media. But the women’s clothing retailer...
Texas Windstorm Alternative Eligibility Program Deadline: Aug. 31
May 15 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance is currently developing a process for obtaining an Alternative Certification for obtaining windstorm insurance in coastal areas. Under the Alternative Eligibility Program, residential...
Officials Strengthen Insurance Fraud Prosecution in Southeast Texas
May 10 2012 // Southeast Texas has a new team dedicated to fighting insurance fraud. Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman and Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos announced that the Harris County...
Regulators Propose $105K Fine for Hazards at Texas Facility
May 9 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based AWC Frac Valves Inc. with one willful, six serious and four other-than-serious violations for exposing workers at...
2 Texas Firms Receive Safety Awards from Work Comp Regulators
May 8 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) has recognized Detex Corp. of New Braunfels and James Avery Craftsman Inc. of Kerrville with the Peer Review Safety Program Award. The...
Texas Investigates Beleaguered Dallas Hospital
May 7 2012 // Texas regulators have launched an investigation into new allegations that a beleaguered public hospital in Dallas fired a social worker after she filed a complaint that her superiors had asked her to violate safety...
Jury Awards $24M to Woman Hit by Driver in Texas on Phone
May 7 2012 // A Corpus Christi jury awarded $24 million to a woman who was hit by a Coca-Cola truck driver who was chatting on her cellphone. The jury decided to give 37-year-old Vanice Chatman-Wilson $10 million in punitive damages and...
Texas Officials Warn of Moving Scams
May 7 2012 // Texas officials say that illegal moving companies are operating statewide, putting consumers at risk for losing their belongings or paying a ransom for getting them back. At a recent press conference, Texas government and...
People – South Central
May 7 2012 // Kyle Stevens, president and CEO of Western Security Surplus Insurance, announced organizational changes in the company’s Dallas office and a new hire for WSS’ Roseville, Calif., office. Jennie Reed has been...
Oil, Economy Fuel Insurance Hiring in Texas
May 7 2012 // Job Outlook Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent...
Rate Hike Proposal Goes to TWIA Board
May 7 2012 // In advance of the June 1 start of hurricane season, the actuarial underwriting committee of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for coastal counties is recommending a rate increase. The committee on April 20...
Texas Governor Extends Drought Disaster Declaration
May 7 2012 // Gov. Rick Perry has renewed a proclamation declaring Texas a disaster due to drought. Perry renewed the disaster status on April 20, extending a similar proclamation from last July. The governor first declared the drought...
Suit: Cruise Operator Negligent In Texas Passenger Death
May 4 2012 // Carnival Cruise Lines is being sued for negligence by relatives of a woman who bled to death after falling on a water glass in her room last year. The suit this week in federal court in Galveston, Texas says 39-year-old...
Texas Attorney General Takes on State Farm Non-Renewal Plans
May 4 2012 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is taking issue with one of the nation’s largest homeowners insurer’s plan to non-renew thousands of policies for properties along the Gulf Coast. Abbott said his office is...
New Tool for Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Now Available
May 4 2012 // Officials with Texas Forest Service and the Texas A&M University System announced that new tools are available to help homeowners and communities determine wildfire risk — and take measures to mitigate potential...
Texas Gets More Than $61M For Health Centers
May 2 2012 // Texas has been awarded more than $61 million in federal grants to support community health centers. The funding was announced Tuesday by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The Texas share is part...
Dead Mexican Teen’s Family To Pursue Suit in Texas
May 2 2012 // A lawyer for the family of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2010 says they will press on with their lawsuit against the agent despite U.S. prosecutors’ decision not to charge...
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Expanding into Texas, SE
May 2 2012 // Another job was the last thing Bill Henry wanted when he was approached to head up a new division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF). But Henry, chairman and CEO of the Dallas-based brokerage McQueary...
Bockmon Joins All-Star Insurance in New Texas Office
May 1 2012 // Gilmer, Texas-based All-Star Insurance Group Inc., a full service independent insurance agency, has appointed Leslie Bockmon as an agent. Bockmon is at All-Star Insurance’s newest office, located at 220 East Main St....
