Power Plant ‘Weatherization’ Bills Sent to Texas Governor June 1, 2021 By Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune The Texas House and Senate on May 30 approved sweeping legislation to overhaul the state’s power grid following the disastrous...
Employees Sue Texas Hospital Network to Halt Vaccine Mandate May 31, 2021 By Derek Francis A group of 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer’s mandate...
5 More Plead Guilty in New Orleans Staged Truck Accident Cases May 28, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones Five more individuals have pled guilty to their involvement in insurance fraud schemes arising out of staged automobile accidents with...
Experts Say Texas Is Missing Chance to Avert Deadly Blackouts May 28, 2021 By Paul J. Weber Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the...
Texas Asks Feds for $750M More in Harvey Relief Funds May 28, 2021 By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said he is requesting $750 million in federal funds to be sent directly to...
Wild Well Catches Fire in Louisiana; Workers Injured May 27, 2021 At least seven people were injured when a wild well in a coastal Louisiana marsh caught fire while they were...
Revised Oklahoma Cybercrime Bill Sent to Governor May 27, 2021 Oklahoma business owners may soon have a bit more protection against the growing threat of cybercrime as the revised House...
Texas Nurse Practitioner Gets 20 Years, Must Pay Over $52M in Healthcare Fraud Case May 27, 2021 A Waxahachie, Texas, nurse practitioner has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to repay more than...
Northwestern Oklahoma Shaken by Preliminary Mag 4.5 Quake May 26, 2021 A strong earthquake measured at a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 rattled a small northwestern Oklahoma town Tuesday but apparently caused...
Texas Seeking Insurer Data on Catastrophe Experience in 2020 May 26, 2021 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a data call for information from certain insurance companies writing property insurance...