Latest Texas Headlines
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Federal Court Affirms $14M Penalty Against Exxon for Pollution in Texas
Dec 12 2024 // A federal court on Wednesday affirmed a federal judge’s 2021 ruling imposing a $14.25 million penalty on Exxon Mobil for thousands of violations of the federal Clean Air Act at the company’s refinery and...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Southerland And Associates
Dec 11 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Southerland and Associates, Inc., an agency based in Austin, Texas. The strengthens Inszone’s footprint in Texas, enhancing the company’s ability to...
Inszone Acquires Commercial Insurance of Texas
Dec 11 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition Commercial Insurance of Texas Agency Services, a specialized agency based in Texas. This strategic acquisition strengthens Inszone’s presence in Texas and...
Deadly Air Show Crash in Texas Caused by Lack of Proper Planning: NTSB
Dec 11 2024 // WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly crash of two vintage military planes at a 2022 air show in Texas was caused by a lack of proper planning to keep aircraft separated and relying instead on a “see-and-avoid...
Texas Mutual Awards $4.5M in Grants to Support Workforce Safety
Dec 10 2024 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company is announcing the recipients in the second round of its 2024 request for proposal initiative. The company is awarding more than $4.5 million to nearly 70 organizations across the state to...
Texas Stock Exchange to Open Temporary Dallas HQ Next Year
Dec 10 2024 // The Texas Stock Exchange is getting ready to plant its flag in the Dallas real estate market. The upstart bourse backed by investors including BlackRock Inc. and Citadel Securities will open a temporary headquarters this...
NFP Expands Presence in Texas With Acquisition of Capstone Strategies
Dec 10 2024 // NFP announced the acquisition of Capstone Strategies, LLC, a P&C and benefits broker located in Midland, Texas. Capstone Strategies founders Blake Johnston and Brandon Sheppard will join NFP as senior vice presidents,...
Texas’ Push to Meet Power Demand Could Spark Uranium Mining Revival
Dec 9 2024 // In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region’s shallow aquifers. Many more...
Texas Tire Distributor Faces $288K Fine After Forklift Operator’s Death
Dec 6 2024 // A U.S. Department of Labor investigation revealed that proper workplace safety training and correct storage of pallets taller than 16 feet could have prevented the fatal injuries suffered by a forklift operator at a tire...
Texas Senate to Pursue Ban on THC Products in 2025
Dec 6 2024 // Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in Texas. Patrick, who presides over the Senate and largely controls the...
GEICO Chooses North Texas as Operation Hub for Commercial Insurance Business
Dec 5 2024 // GEICO announced the addition 500 new jobs in North Texas in an expansion of its commercial insurance business. Of these positions, 300 will support GEICO’s commercial operations at its Richardson office, which has...
Texas DWC Seeks Public Comment on Telemedicine Rule Proposal
Dec 5 2024 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comments for a proposed rule to allow treating doctors to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine...
Texas Power Grid Operator Says State Is Better Prepared for Extreme Cold
Dec 5 2024 // Texas’ grid operator warned that the state should prepare for extreme cold this winter but said the state’s main power grid is better equipped than in previous years to withstand a powerful winter storm. At a...
Texas-Based Upland Expands Into Product Recall
Dec 4 2024 // Upland Capital Group announced it is expanding into a new market with the introduction of a Product Recall product to its portfolio. The new product focuses on product defect coverage for component parts and consumer goods...
Texas Farmers Say Forever Chemicals in Fertilizer Poisoned Their Land
Dec 2 2024 // JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts to limp, each step slower. Then it grows stiff. Then it’s quick. There’s nothing to be done. The...
Texas Workers’ Comp is Growing, Profitable, Adding Doctors
Dec 2 2024 // Texas’s worker’s compensation market is stable and steadily growing. The workers’ comp market is one of the few consistently profitable lines in the state, according to the Worker’s Compensation...
Texas Agency Seeks $100M to Tackle Well Blowouts
Dec 2 2024 // Unable to keep up with the growing number of leaking and erupting wells in the state’s oil fields, the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, has asked lawmakers for an...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of Texas Mutual
Nov 27 2024 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “aa-” (Superior) from “a+” (Excellent) of Texas Mutual Insurance...
Texas Public Utility Commission Reports on CenterPoint Energy’s Beryl Response
Nov 26 2024 // When Hurricane Beryl swept through southeast Texas on July 8, its damaging 80-mile-per-hour winds took down thousands of trees and knocked out much of the electricity system. More than 2.6 million Texas power customers...
Texas Reaches $12.6M Settlement Related to 2019 Port Neches Chemical Explosion
Nov 25 2024 // Texas reached a $12.6 million settlement with TPC Group over environmental violations related to the November 2019 explosions at the company’s Port Neches chemical plant, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced...
