Texas / South Central News for March 2024
- Louisiana Insurance Producer Arrested for Fraud, Theft
 - Bird Flu is Another Blow to ‘Cattle Country’ Following Wildfires
 - Louisiana’s Temple Seeks Reform in Response to State Farm’s California Cuts
 - Mother of 8-Year-Old ‘Violently Sucked’ Into Houston Hotel Pool Files Wrongful Death Suit
 - Accuweather Predicts Above-Average 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
 - Dairy Cattle in Texas and Kansas Test Positive for Bird Flu
 - People Moves: Files Joins Alliant Team in Houston
 - Houston to Sell $1.1 Billion Bonds for Firefighter Settlement
 - Skyward Specialty, New Heights Partner to Enhance Crane and Millwright Capabilities
 - 5th Circuit: Chubb Must Cover SXSW in Suit Over Cancelled 2020 Festival
 - Arkansas Private Railroad Fined $910K Over Hazardous Waste Violations
 - Texas School Bus With Over 40 Pre-K Students Struck by Cement Truck, Killing 2
 - Louisiana Debates Civil Liability Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
 - Oklahoma Contractor Faces $103K in Fines After Fatal Workplace Asphyxiation
 - Biden’s LNG-Permit Halt Challenged by 16 States in Lawsuit
 - Texas Cities Rethink Minimum Parking Rules
 - Texas Contractor Faces $257K Fine After Teenager’s Death in Trench Collapse
 - West Texas Ranchers Face Losses After Historic Wildfires
 - Higginbotham Expands Oklahoma Presence With Glenn Harris & Associates
 - NTSB Investigates Fatal Crash Involving Ford Electric Vehicle in San Antonio
 - Louisiana Truck Driver Charged After Deadly 2023 Pileup
 - Texas Firefighters Completely Contain Panhandle Wildfire
 - Walgreens to Pay $205K Over Pregnancy Discrimination at Louisiana Store
 - Texas Cities Grow Fastest in US as NYC Keeps Losing People
 - People Moves: Former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Donelon Joins McGlinchey
 - Texas Fires Have Emitted a Near-Record Amount of Carbon
 - Texas Committee to Investigate Panhandle Wildfires
 - Oklahoma House Passes Bill to Fund Fortified Homes Program
 - Texas, Oklahoma Areas Face New Extreme Fire Risks: Weather Watch
 - People Moves: Stratico Appointed Professional Liability Practice Leader at Brown & Riding
 - Xcel Texas Wildfire Legal Reckoning to Take Years to Play Out
 - Texas Firefighters Make Progress Containing Panhandle Wildfires
 - Huge Texas Blaze Shows Power-Line Fires Are a Widespread Threat
 - Drought and Extreme Heat Devastate Louisiana’s Crawfish Harvest
 - Louisiana Commissioner Temple Seeks $20M for Fortify Homes Program
 - Texas Utility Rules Didn’t Prevent Panhandle Wildfires
 - Xcel Energy Acknowledges Role in Texas Panhandle Wildfire
 - Texas Fire Chief Dies While Fighting House Fire in City Hit Hard by Wildfires
 - Texas Panhandle Ranchers Look to Rebuild After Wildfires
 - Brown & Brown Acquires Texas’ Hillco Insurance
 - People Moves: Lerant Joins South & Western; CompSource Mutual Insurance Company Names Ingram CEO; BenefitMall Appoints Long Retention Sales Manager for Georgia and Florida
 - SpaceX Bid to Keep Labor Suit in Texas Denied by 5th Circuit
 - Many Texas Panhandle Homes Burned in Wildfires Weren’t Insured
 - Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Pair of Louisiana Agencies
 - Xcel Energy Utility Equipment Started Texas Wildfire, Homeowner Claims in Lawsuit
 - Texas Fires Trigger Drop for Xcel With Law Firm Alleging Link
 - Firefighters Race to Subdue Texas Wildfire Before Dangerous Weekend Conditions