Texas / South Central News for October 2025
- People Moves: Texas State Office of Risk Management Names Hays as Executive Director
- Wildfire Forces Rural Community in Southern Texas to Evacuate
- Texas Backs Permian Gas-Fired Power Plant With $1.1B Loan as AI Demand Soars
- EverPeak Launches Workers’ Comp in Arkansas
- Fermi Orders Four Big Nuclear Reactors in Texas
- Lawsuit Leads to Surrender of Texas Physician’s License over Gender-Affirming Care
- Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Fire Classifications Save Homeowners $22M
- Texas Sues Tylenol Makers J&J and Kenvue, Alleging They Hid Drug’s Autism Risks
- AM Best Assigns Credit Rating to Texas’ Dallas Specialty
- Jury Awards $40M to Family of Louisiana Man Who Died in Privately-Run Jail
- Trump Plan Would Open Almost All Coast to Offshore Drilling
- Best Agency to Work For – South Central Region: Higginbotham
- Major Investor for Louisiana LNG as Construction Ramps up
- TWIA Committee Recommends Method for Determining PML for 2026 Storm Season
- Louisiana Drafting Rules for Up to 30% Premium Discounts for FORTIFIED Homes
- TrustedChoice.com Rebrands to Momentum Edge Following June Acquisition
- Why Big Oil Is Asking EPA Not to Cut its Polluter Reporting Program
- Big Food Readies New Strategy Against RFK Jr. Push in States
- Cards Against Humanity and SpaceX Reach Settlement in Texas Land Dispute
- Plan to Pump Billions of Gallons From East Texas Appears on Hold
- Why Eating a Burger in Houston Is Less Climate-Friendly Than in Chicago
- Louisiana Judge Invalidates Permit for LNG Facility, Orders Review of Climate Impact
- Texas Residents to Vote on $20B Package to Secure State’s Water Supply
- Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs, Meager Profit
- Energy Transfer Delays Lake Charles LNG Project Decision to 2026
- Meta Building New Gigawatt-Sized Data Center in Texas
- TDI Drafts New Rule Requiring Appraisal Provision in Auto and Homeowners Policies
- Storm System Threatens Central and Southern US With Hail and Damaging Winds
- Texas Legislature Forms Committees to Investigate July Deadly Floods
- Texas Ag Commissioner at Odds with USDA Over Screwworm Control Methods
- Alliant Expands Transportation Risk and Cross-Border Expertise in Texas
- Camp Owners in Texas Fear Closure Due to New Safety Regulations
- Texas Water Crisis Threatens Booming Industrial Hotspot for Exxon, Koch
- Higginbotham Acquires Texas’ Stephens Insurance Services
- Louisiana Police Video Counters Claim That LSU Star Was Too Far From Fatal Wreck
- Texas AG Threatens Action Against Chinese Company for Potential Privacy Violations
- Rural Texas Residents Struggle with Noise Pollution from Nearby Crypto Facility
- Exxon Delays Planned Plastic Plant on Texas Coast
- DOL Awards $890K to Texas for Disaster Recovery Jobs After July Storms
- New MGU Hill Country Underwriters Launches for Artisan Contractors in Texas
- Texas Stock Exchange Receives Federal Approval
- Rural Texas Communities Weigh Pros and Cons of Data Centers
- Governor Abbott Reappoints Flagg to Texas Mutual Board
- Singer’s Elliott Escalates Battle With Texas Private Equity Firm
- People Moves: USG Names Hernandez as Underwriter in Texas Office
- Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease
- Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Guidance on NFIP Expiration
- Coca-Cola Distributor Sued for Disability Discrimination Against Louisiana Worker
- IBHS Study Shows Smaller Hail May Be More Damaging to Roofs Than Once Believed
- Texas to No Longer Issue Commercial Drivers Licenses for Many Immigrants
- September Marks Rare Absence of Hurricane Landfalls in US