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Texas Oil Field Chemical Supplier Rocked by Explosions
Aug 17 2015 // A series of explosions rocked an oil field chemical supply company north of Houston on Aug. 14, setting off a fire that sent a broad, dense column of thick, black smoke towering into the otherwise blue skies. DrillChem...
High Beef Prices Fuel Rustling Revival in Texas, Plains States
Aug 17 2015 // Doug Hutchison wears a badge and carries a gun but his most effective weapon in the pursuit of livestock thieves in the nation’s largest cattle-producing territory may be his smartphone. With it, Hutchison, one of 30...
People – South Central
Aug 17 2015 // Insurance broker Lockton added Jay Chappell in its Dallas/Ft. Worth operations as chief operating officer for its property/casualty business. Chappell will provide leadership and oversight for client service in...
Deadline for Applying to Texas Windstorm Insurance Board Nears
Aug 12 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of directors after the makeup of the board was changed by the 84th Legislature. The deadline for applications...
OSHA Sues Texas Company for Wrongfully Firing an Employee
Aug 10 2015 // Federal officials have sued a Texas-based company for violating the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The lawsuit against Continental Alloys and Services Inc. in Spring, Texas, maintains...
Attorney: Hail Claims ‘Cottage Industry’ Bad News for Texas
Aug 10 2015 // The rise of rampant claims litigation against property insurers following hailstorms in Texas has created a “cottage industry” that not only threatens the financial health of the state’s property...
Texas-Based Blue Bell Gets OK to Make Ice Cream at Alabama Plant
Aug 7 2015 // Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s...
Environmental Groups Concerned Over Renewed Oil Hunt in Florida
Aug 7 2015 // Renewed hunts for oil in sensitive Florida ecosystems have environmental groups raising questions about the state’s regulation of the oil and gas industry. A Miami company, Kanter Real Estate LLC, has submitted a...
Family of Woman Who Died in Texas Jail Sues Trooper, DPS
Aug 6 2015 // The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Aug. 4 against the officer and other officials, saying it was a last...
Pipeline Explosion in South Texas Injures 2; Spurs Evacuations
Aug 6 2015 // Authorities say the explosion of a natural gas pipeline near the small South Texas town of Falfurrias injured two people and prompted the evacuation about 150 homes. An official with the Brooks County sheriff’s...
Texas Seeks Comment on Rules for Changes to Windstorm Insurer
Aug 4 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking public comment on drafts of rules for implementing legislation that alters funding mechanisms for the state’s property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the...
Texas Professional Insurance Agents Partners with EFG Cos.
Aug 4 2015 // With the aim of helping member agents boost their revenues, Texas Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) is partnering with EFG Cos. to offer ancillary consumer protection products. Texas PIA selected the Simplicity Division...
Former Texas Surgeon Charged with Assault in Malpractice Cases
Aug 3 2015 // A former Dallas neurosurgeon has been described by state regulators as so derelict during operations that his actions led to the deaths of two patients and left others with disabling injuries in what’s seen as one of...
People – South Central
Aug 3 2015 // Craig Sparks, non-executive chairman of Union Standard, has been presented with the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). Sparks is the 18th recipient of the award. The ICT presents the...
After Listeria Outbreak, Blue Bell Testing New Production Processes
Aug 3 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries has started ice cream production trial runs in Alabama three months after a listeria scare halted all sales. The Brenham, Texas-based company said it is evaluating enhanced production processes at its...
Texas Company Fined $112K for Safety Violations at Energy Facility
Jul 31 2015 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Southcross Energy Partners GP LLC for seven safety violations at its cryogenic natural gas processing facility in Gregory, Texas. Safety officials have...
Texas DPS Takes 1.7K Commercial Vehicles Out of Service
Jul 31 2015 // The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said during its inspection of 7,865 commercial motor vehicles in June it pulled approximately 21.7 percent, or 1,710, of the 18-wheelers, buses and other commercial vehicles...
Texas Approves 12 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp
Jul 30 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) renewed approval for 12 employers to self-insure workers’ compensation claims. Together, the companies employ about 45,000...
Louisiana-Based Workers’ Comp Insurer Expands Into Texas
Jul 30 2015 // LUBA Workers’ Comp, based in Baton Rouge, La., is now offering workers’ compensation insurance coverage to businesses in Texas. LUBA Workers’ Comp covers businesses in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi...
Texas Company Fined $424K for Trench Collapse
Jul 29 2015 // One minute he was working in the 8-foot trench below ground. The next, he was being buried in it. His co-workers came to his rescue, digging him out with their bare hands. Moments after they pulled the injured man to...
