A tornado swept through a portion of a city in suburban Houston, displacing about 500 people from a damaged apartment complex, officials said on Jan. 7. A strong storm swept through Texas City around 6 p.m. on Jan. 6, causing …
In a stinging rebuke of the Democratic governor’s response to COVID-19, Republican lawmakers on Saturday gave final passage to bills limiting his emergency powers to impose restrictions meant to contain the coronavirus. After months of fuming from the sidelines as …
An aspiring rapper who performed under the name “Dank Frank” won’t spend any more time in jail for burning down two rental houses owned by South Carolina’s governor. Frank Wilberding, 23, was sentenced Wednesday to the more than 600 days …
McGriff has promoted Patrick Dessauer to regional insurance president for McGriff’s West Region. He will be based in McGriff’s Houston office. Dessauer replaces Doug Hodo who has announced his retirement. Dessauer, a 30-plus year veteran of the insurance brokerage industry, …
SUNZ Holdings, LLC has announced that funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have acquired a significant stake in the company to help fuel SUNZ’s continued expansion. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. SUNZ , a Florida-based a provider of …
Atlanta-based INSUREtrust has added Tara Burke as an account manager. Before joining INSUREtrust, Burke worked as a Risk Management Consultant at USI, focusing on small to mid-size businesses. Her tasks included developing new client relationships, reviewing client liability exposures and …
The body of a second worker killed in a power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been recovered, his employer said on Jan. 9. Relatives of 47-year-old Jamie Fitzgerald of Boyd County, Kentucky, had been notified of the removal of …
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a state law that governs how much money workers who are injured on the job can collect. The court ruled that an amendment to the Kansas Workers’ Compensation Act was constitutional because it did …
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to officially direct a lawsuit challenging a voter-approved constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. The order ensures that Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Rick Miller has legal standing to sue in …
An Oklahoma judge has extended a temporary restraining order allowing bars and restaurants across Oklahoma to stay open past an 11 p.m. curfew issued in November by Gov. Kevin Stitt in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. …
