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Disaster Declaration Approved for Texas Counties With Damage From Winter Ice Storms
Apr 25 2023 // President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Saturday for 13 Texas counties, freeing federal relief for areas damaged in last winter’s crippling ice storms. Disaster relief will be available for state agencies,...
Newly Active Sinkhole in Southeast Texas Town Has Some Residents in Fear
Apr 20 2023 // DAISETTA, Texas (AP) – When the massive sinkhole first appeared in Daisetta in May 2008, some residents had feared it might engulf their small Southeast Texas town. But after growing to 900 feet (274 m) across and...
Texas Court: Exxon Covered by Contractor’s Excess Insurers
Apr 18 2023 // Two excess insurers may be liable for the more than $20 million that ExxonMobil Corp. paid to settle lawsuits filed by a contractor’s employees who were badly burned while working at an Exxon refinery, the Texas...
Texas Freight Train Collision Injures 2
Apr 18 2023 // CHICO, Texas (AP) – A train collision and subsequent derailment injured two rail employees in Texas, according to a company official. A Union Pacific freight train collided with an unoccupied train that was parked on...
Officials: Crews Failed to De-Ice Road Before Massive Texas Crash
Apr 17 2023 // The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six and injuring dozens, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, federal officials...
Dairy Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows in Texas Panhandle
Apr 14 2023 // LUBBOCK — More than 18,000 cows died and one farm worker is in critical condition following a dairy farm fire in the Texas Panhandle. The fire started Monday night at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, about 66 miles...
Dollar General Stores in Texas, Wisconsin Cited for Blocked Exits
Apr 14 2023 // At Dollar General stores near Houston and Green Bay, federal workplace safety inspectors found exit routes and walkways blocked — unsafe conditions that make safe and quick emergency evacuation difficult or impossible...
Texas House Advances Bill That Would Expand Medical Marijuana
Apr 12 2023 // Texans who suffer from chronic pain and potentially other debilitating conditions would be able to access the state’s medical marijuana program under a bill advanced by the Texas House on Tuesday. The bipartisan...
Texas Property Management Company Pays $85K Over Harassment Suit
Apr 11 2023 // Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Empty Tank Cars Derail in Texas Rail Yard, No Injuries Reported
Apr 11 2023 // KENDLETON, Texas (AP) – No injuries were reported after three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, the train’s owner said. A locomotive leaked fuel but it was...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas’ Boley-Featherston
Apr 10 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Wichita Falls, Texas-based Boley-Featherston Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Boley-Featherston is a retail insurance agency with expertise...
DOJ Tentatively Settles Suit Over 2017 Texas Church Shooting
Apr 6 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Justice Department said Wednesday it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that will pay victims and their families more than $144 million. More than...
People Moves: Henningsen Appointed Lockton Texas P&C CEO; Kephart joins TIPS
Apr 5 2023 // Henningsen Appointed CEO of Lockton Texas P&C Business Lockton Companies has appointed Jeff Henningsen as chief executive officer (CEO) for the Texas P&C business, with teams in Dallas, Houston and Ft. Worth,...
Texas Auto, Homeowners Premiums Grew Double Digits in 2022, Report Shows
Apr 4 2023 // The Texas market for auto and homeowners insurance grew double digits in 2022, according to an annual report put out by the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas insurers reported direct premium written for private...
Texas Department of Insurance Updates COVID Data Call Results
Mar 31 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updated COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims data, with insurance carriers reporting 98,000 COVID-19 claims and 468 fatalities through...
Texas Luxury Auto Dealership Fined $15K for Firing Employee Who Raised COVID Concerns
Mar 29 2023 // When an employee of a luxury auto dealership in Austin learned a co-worker had tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020, they alerted the company’s management and requested they notify other employees...
Officials: Crews Failed to De-Ice Road Before Massive Texas Crash
Mar 27 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six and injuring dozens, failed to address the deteriorating road...
Environmental Groups Say Texas Isn’t Holding Polluters Accountable
Mar 24 2023 // More than 21,000 unexpected pollution releases by Texas companies have released over 400,000 tons of air pollution in Texas from 2016 to 2022, and companies in less than 1% of these cases have been forced by the Texas...
Texas Medical Liability Trust Reports Data Privacy Event
Mar 23 2023 // Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) provided notice that the company and its affiliates may have been affected by a recent data privacy event. On Oct. 12, 2022, TMLT identified suspicious activity within its environment...
Texas Governor Appoints Bolduc as Public Counsel for OPIC
Mar 22 2023 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Bolduc as the Public Counsel for the Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Office represents the interests of insurance...
