Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Sep 2 2019 // National Arch Insurance, Ventus Risk Management Arch Insurance North America has agreed to acquire Ventus Risk Management, a technology and analytics-driven managing general underwriter that specializes in providing...
Texas Still the State with the Most Hail Claims
Sep 2 2019 // Texas ranked as the state with most annual hail claims — by a wide margin — over the past three years, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The NICB said in a media release that a review of...
Texas Hospital Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $40K
Aug 30 2019 // San Antonio, Texas-based Nix Hospitals System LLC, doing business as Nix Healthcare System, has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Texas’ $77B 10-Year Transportation Plan Targets Roadway Safety, Traffic Congestion
Aug 30 2019 // The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) 10-year transportation plan that includes more than $77 billion dedicated to improving safety, addressing congestion and connectivity, and preserving roadways...
Texas Insurance Regulators Outline New Workers’ Comp Laws
Aug 29 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin providing summaries of selected bills enacted by the 86th Legislature that affect workers’ compensation and may be relevant to individuals and entities...
Texas’ Fee-Charging Driver Responsibility Program Ends Sept. 1
Aug 28 2019 // After years of failed attempts to eliminate it, the Driver Responsibility Program will end on Sept. 1. A measure signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, House Bill 2048, shutters the 16-year-old program that left more...
H-E-B in Texas Recalls Some Ice Cream from More Than 100 Stores
Aug 27 2019 // H-E-B has voluntarily recalled half-gallon containers of Strawberry Creamy Creations ice cream after metal from processing equipment was found during routine inspections. The San Antonio-based grocer on Aug. 22 announced...
New Texas Law Requires Home Sellers to Reveal More About Flood History, Risks
Aug 27 2019 // When Hurricane Harvey’s devastating rains began overwhelming the Houston area, Donna and George Duggan didn’t immediately evacuate their Katy home. After all, the Duggans, both 62, had lived there for the...
Report: Gas Pipeline That Caused Explosion in Kentucky Has History of Deadly Accidents
Aug 26 2019 // A natural gas pipeline in Kentucky that exploded this month and killed one person has a history of deadly accidents. The Courier Journal reports six people in Kentucky and nine people in total have died in gas explosions...
Fire Station in Texas Latest Recovery From Hurricane Ike
Aug 23 2019 // Galveston, Texas has a new main fire station as recovery continues since Hurricane Ike swamped parts of the city in 2008. The Galveston County Daily News reports the $9.6 million Fire Station No. 1 was one of the last...
Union Pacific Worker In Texas Dies, Pinned Between Tankers
Aug 23 2019 // Investigators say a Union Pacific worker has died after being pinned between two railway tanker cars in Southeast Texas. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Travis Andrepont of Louisiana was killed...
Retreat as an Answer to Climate Change?
Aug 22 2019 // Think retreat is never an option? Think again. “Faced with global warming, rising sea levels, and the climate-related extremes they intensify, the question is no longer whether some communities will retreat—moving...
Ransomware Attack Strikes 20 Texas Local Governments
Aug 22 2019 // More than 20 local governments in Texas were targeted in a coordinated ransomware attack of unprecedented size. The Texas Department of Information Resources said in a statement that it believes a single source is behind...
Texas A&M Forest Service Activates Airtanker Base to Help Combat Wildfires
Aug 21 2019 // In response to rising wildfire activity across the state, the Texas A&M Forest Service is opening the Austin Airtanker Base at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Significant fire activity has increased recently,...
Texas Auto Burglary/Theft Prevention Fee Rises
Aug 19 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance says recently passed legislation raises the fee insurers must pay to the state organization that works to prevent automobile burglaries and thefts. A new law also changes Automobile...
States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Not Filing Rate Hike for 2020
Aug 19 2019 // Texas’ provider of last resort for wind and hail insurance for coastal properties won’t be raising its residential and commercial property rates next year. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) said...
In Review of Hail Claims Cases, Texas High Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process
Aug 19 2019 // An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does that payment prevent a policyholder from pursuing penalties under the Prompt Payment of Claims Act,...
In Texas, Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group Merge
Aug 16 2019 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group (EIG) have merged their operations in Tyler, Texas. EIG opened in 2013 in Tyler to meet the east Texas region’s growing need for industry specific...
Texas Still Tops for Hail Claims
Aug 16 2019 // Texas ranked as the state with most annual hail claims — by a wide margin — over the past three years according, to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). In a media announcement, the NICB said a review of claims...
