Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Power Grid Operator Warns of Rolling Blackouts Amid Record Heat
Jul 11 2022 // \The operator of Texas’s power grid on Sunday called on state residents for the second time this year to conserve energy, warning of potential rolling blackouts amid predictions for record-high temperatures on...
People Moves: Robnett Appointed to Texas Mutual Board of Directors
Jul 8 2022 // Kevin Robnett of Fort Worth has been appointed to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board of directors by Gov. Greg Abbott. His board term for Texas Mutual, the state’s leading provider of workers’...
Texas Cushion Manufacturer Faces $227,000 Fine For Inadequate Safety Guards
Jul 7 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered serious injuries in January 2022 at a Temple, Texas manufacturing facility operated by Carpenter Co. – one of the nation’s largest cushion...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Input on MQRP rule changes
Jul 6 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) said it is accepting public comments on a proposed rule amending 28 Texas Administrative Code §180.62, concerning the Medical Quality Review...
Austin, Texas Officials Report At Least 90 Fires From July 4th Celebrations
Jul 5 2022 // The Austin, Texas fire department reported at least 90 fires the night of July 4th in spite of a fireworks ban ordered by Austin and Travis County officials. Most of the fires were small grass, dumpster and trash fires,...
Texas Manufacturing Company Fined $400,000 Over Worker’s Injuries
Jul 5 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation found that a temporary worker suffered serious injuries on Jan. 3, 2022, after being struck by a large mold at a Texas concrete polymer manufacturing company. It was determined that...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Sets Discount Interest Rate
Jul 4 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Labor Code shall be at the rate of 6.38%. The rate is effective July 1,...
Regulator Bars Texas Plant Restart Over Safety Concerns
Jul 1 2022 // The second-biggest U.S. liquefied natural gas export facility hit by fire earlier this month will not be allowed to repair or restart operations until it addresses risks to public safety, a pipeline regulator said on...
2 Workers Presumed Dead in Texas Trench Collapse
Jul 1 2022 // Two workers were presumed dead after a trench they were digging for a sewer line in Texas on Tuesday collapsed and buried them, officials said. The workers were digging a 24-foot-deep (7-meter-deep) in new subdivision...
Supreme Court: Vet Who Lost Job as Texas Trooper Can Sue State
Jul 1 2022 // The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. The justices ruled for Army veteran Le Roy Torres...
Texas-Based Injury Insurance Startup Spot Raises $33 Million
Jun 30 2022 // Spot, an Austin, Texas-based tech startup offering on-demand injury insurance, announced it has raised $33 million in funding, including $25 million in equity and $8 million in debt. The round was led by Ensemble VC, with...
Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart’s Opioid Sales
Jun 29 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart WMT.N improperly filled prescriptions and failed to report suspicious orders when selling opioid drugs. Paxton said he had opened a...
SURE Launches First Commercial Product for Texas Business Owners
Jun 29 2022 // SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange launched its first commercial insurance product for small- and medium-sized businesses in Texas. SURE’s business owners policy combines both property and general liability...
NTSB Investigating Central Texas Plane Crash That Killed 2
Jun 28 2022 // The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating a Central Texas plane crash that killed two people. Authorities say the small plane crashed near the airport in Kerrville at around 7 p.m. on Saturday....
Alacrity Solutions Acquires Property Damage Appraisers In Texas
Jun 23 2022 // Alacrity Solutions Group LLC acquired Property Damage Appraisers in Fort Worth, Texas. PDA is an independent specialty and auto damage appraisal firm.. PDA’s corporate The transaction with PDA is Alacrity’s...
Texas Top Cop Says Uvalde Police Could’ve Ended Rampage Early on
Jun 22 2022 // Police had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up...
3 Dead After Boat Overturns in Storm on Texas Lake
Jun 22 2022 // Three men died after their small boat overturned on a North Texas lake during a strong storm over the weekend, authorities said. The boat overturned in Lake Lavon on Saturday night, the Collin County sheriff’s office...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Sets Discount Interest Rate
Jun 21 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Labor Code shall be at the rate of 6.38%. The rate is effective July 1,...
Texas Dock Company to Pay $1 Million Over Clean Water Act Violation
Jun 20 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC a Texas company, was sentenced on June 14, 2022 for violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill and ordered...
NFL QB Deshaun Watson Denies Texas Sexual Misconduct Claims
Jun 17 2022 // The new lawsuits _ and potential for more _ against Deshaun Watson may have further damaged his image and swayed opinion about him. However, they’ve only deepened his resolve. The Cleveland Browns quarterback...
