Latest Texas Headlines
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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination in Texas A&M Faculty Fellowship Program
Oct 5 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Texas A&M University claiming a faculty fellowship program at the flagship in College Station discriminated against white and Asian male candidates. In a decision...
Is Industry Prepared? Hail, Convective Storms, Population Now Driving Billions in Losses
Oct 4 2023 // Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large degree, right? Yes, but insurers also are seeing a...
Musk Facing Defamation Suit in Texas Over Posts That Falsely Identified Man in Protest
Oct 4 2023 // A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the...
Lingering Drought and Wildfires Plague Texas, Threatening Water Supplies and Agriculture
Oct 3 2023 // A lingering drought affecting more than 80% of Texas is causing wildfires, hurting agriculture and drying up water supplies throughout the state. This year’s drought comes less than a year after Texas experienced one...
Texas Investment Firm Settles Fraud Lawsuit for $2.51 Million Over Madoff Ponzi Scheme
Oct 2 2023 // A Texas investment firm agreed on Friday to pay $2.51 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently obtaining payments from a fund meant to compensate victims of Bernard Madoff’s massive...
Many US Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers
Oct 2 2023 // Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. As high winds whipped...
Business Moves
Oct 2 2023 // East McConkey Insurance & Benefits, Gallen Insurance Agency McConkey Insurance & Benefits, an independent insurance agency based in York, Pennsylvania, has acquired Gallen Insurance Agency, located in Berks...
Texas Comptroller: State Revenue Driven by Increasing Insurance Premiums
Sep 29 2023 // When Texas lawmakers meet next month for a special session on funding public education, they will have more money available to them to spend than they anticipated when they passed the state’s $321.3 billion budget...
Federal Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Texas and Louisiana Healthcare Facilities
Sep 28 2023 // Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD Operators Nazareth Hall, LLC, doing business as Nazareth Living Care Center in El Paso, Texas, violated federal law when...
Delayed Passage of Farm Bill Stirs Concern for Texas Agriculture
Sep 27 2023 // WASHINGTON — Key federal legislation to support farmers and consumers could get delayed due to the looming government shutdown, causing uncertainty for agriculture and nutrition programs in Texas. The must-pass package...
Gunman in Texas Walmart Shooting Ordered to Pay Restitution of $5 Million
Sep 27 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the racist...
Texas Car Dealer Sued for Firing Employee With Cancer Diagnosis
Sep 26 2023 // A company that provides administrative and operations services for a group of related automobile dealerships across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, violated federal law when it fired a longtime senior manager in...
People Moves: Bates Joins Alliant as VP in Austin, Texas
Sep 25 2023 // Bates Joins Alliant as VP in Austin, Texas Nick Bates joined Alliant Insurance Services’ Alliant Americas division as vice president in Austin, Texas. Bates joins Alliant with 20 years of experience, including roles...
AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues
Sep 25 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for multiple State Farm insurance companies due to weather losses and regulations that the firm said hinder the insurance giant’s ability to adequately...
Texas DWC Proposes Amendments Concerning Claims for Death Benefits
Sep 22 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is proposing amendments to Texas Administrative Code concerning claims for death benefits. The amendments and new section allow eligible...
Family Accuses Texas School District of Violating Anti-Discrimination Law with Dreadlocks Suspension
Sep 22 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class intensified this week as the student’s family and his...
Texas Manufactured Homes Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racial Harassment in the Workplace
Sep 21 2023 // A Texas manufactured homes company was sued for subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment after learning learning of his multiracial family, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ orchestrateHR Inc.
Sep 21 2023 // Risk Strategies, announced that it has acquired human resources and employee benefits specialist orchestrateHR Inc. and its affiliate, Ebenconcepts Company . and its affiliate, (doing business as eBen Benefits). Also...
Texas Universities Grapple with Implementation of Controversial DEI Ban
Sep 20 2023 // The Texas A&M University System issued staff guidance earlier this month on how to comply with the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, providing a first glimpse into how Texas universities...
People
Sep 18 2023 // National QBE Insurance Group appointed Julie Wood as Interim CEO North America upon the exit of former QBE NA CEO Todd Jones. Wood joined QBE in January 2023 as group head of Distribution. She was previously at Marsh as...
