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Labor Department Suing USPS Over Fired Texas Worker Who Reported Injury

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service for what it says is the wrongful termination of an employee who fell while delivering mail and reported the work-related injury. An investigation by the department’s …

Texas Insurance Fraudster Given Prison Sentence and $350K Fine

A federal judge sentenced a McAllen woman who reportedly helped commit property and title fraud schemes to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane also ordered Mayela Saby Cantu to pay …

Texas Woman Sentenced for Disaster Relief Fraud Scheme

A Texas woman has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud which resulted in approximately $620,000 in losses, U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced last week. Cora Chantail Custard, a 35-year-old who had resided in both Houston and San …

Google Settles $1.4B Lawsuit With Texas Over Data Privacy Violations

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement as sending a message to tech companies that he will …

Patriot Growth Partners With Texas’ Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance

Patriot Growth Insurance Services announce its partnership with Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance (LGA), an aviation insurance agency based in Addison, Texas. Founded in 2007 by aviation enthusiast and industry veteran, Ladd Gardner, the agency brings deep expertise, a client-centric approach, …

Texas Legislators Seek Solutions to Rising Home Insurance Rates

Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs. Legislators have advanced bills to limit how much insurance companies can hike rates and help homeowners …

Deadly April Rainfall in South, Midwest Intensified by Climate Change, Scientists Say

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists. The series …

Many US Cities Are Sinking. But In Texas, It’s Worse

Cities across the US are sinking,and the problem is most pronounced in Texas, according to a new study. The research, which examined 28 cities and was published in science journal Nature on Thursday, found all of them were affected by …

Hub Acquires Louisiana’s Demarie Insurance

Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of FGLP Equity Partners, LLC dba Demarie Insurance Agency (Demarie Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Demarie Insurance is a full-service insurance agency …

Texas Bill Would Put Restraints on Businesses Wanting to Tap Into Energy Grid

exas will need a lot more energy in the future. Driven largely by demand from businesses such as data centers and the oil and gas industry, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s grid operator, predicts the state’s energy …

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