Latest Texas Headlines
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Univ. of Texas System Pauses New DEI Policies
Feb 23 2023 // The University of Texas System’s board of regents said Wednesday it has put a pause on all new policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at its 13 university and health campuses and asked all school...
Texas Dental Practice to Pay Back Wages to Workers Fired for Raising COVID Concerns
Feb 23 2023 // Two workers at a North Texas dental practice will share $15,706 in back wages to be paid by the dentists who fired them for raising concerns about COVID-19 safety measures in Spring 2020, following a federal whistleblower...
XPT Specialty Acquires Texas’ Craig & Leicht
Feb 22 2023 // XPT Specialty announced the acquisition of Texas-based wholesale agency Craig & Leicht. Founded by Amy Leicht-Craig and former TSLA president Matt Leicht, CIC, CPCU, ASLI, Craig & Leicht has earned a strong...
Austin, Texas City Manager Fired Over Widespread Power Outages
Feb 17 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin’s city manager was fired Wednesday in the wake of outrage over a slow and fumbled response to a winter storm power outage that left thousands of people without electricity for a week or...
Holman Acquires Texas’ Park Wood Managers
Feb 15 2023 // Holman, a global automotive services organization, today announced the acquisition of Plano, Texas-based Park Wood Managers, a leading underwriter and insurance provider for commercial trucking fleets. The addition of Park...
Driver in Suspicious Texas Tesla Crash Apparently Moved to Rear Seat
Feb 14 2023 // Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board apparently have solved the mystery of why no one was found behind the steering wheel of a Tesla that crashed in a Texas two years ago, killing two men. The agency...
Families of 2018 Texas School Shooting Settle Suit With Ammo Retailer
Feb 14 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – The families of those killed and injured in a 2018 Texas high school shooting have settled a lawsuit they had filed against a Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to the...
Texas Judge Rejects Bid to Nullify Boeing Deal Over Max Crashes
Feb 13 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – A federal judge has rejected an effort by families of passengers who died in Boeing 737 Max crashes to reopen an agreement that allowed Boeing to avoid prosecution for fraud in how it won regulatory...
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Endorses CISR Designation
Feb 13 2023 // Austin, TX., February 14, 2023 –– The Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation provided by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research is now endorsed by the Independent Insurance...
Texas DWC Taking Comments on Proposed Rule Change to Update Insurance Code
Feb 10 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on a proposed rule to amend 28 Texas Administrative Code Section 165.1. The changes would add Texas...
Texas Bill Would Require Law Enforcement to Carry Liability Insurance
Feb 9 2023 // A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability insurance as a condition of employment. Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, proposed House Bill No. 1808,...
Rural Texas Struggles to Turn on Power After Ice Storm
Feb 9 2023 // LUFKIN — By the glow of a flashlight, Stacy McAlpine and her 10-year-old granddaughter played Go Fish and other card games as they snuggled up next to a propane fireplace. Thirty miles south in Robertson County,...
People Moves: Texas Mutual Names Ward President and CEO
Feb 8 2023 // Texas Mutual Names Ward President and CEO Texas Mutual Insurance Company—the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance—has named longtime employee and Chief Operating Officer Jeanette Ward...
Texas Winter Storm Cancels Flights, Keeps Thousands Without Power
Feb 3 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. on Thursday as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin,...
Texas Winter Storm Causes 3rd Day of Dangerous, Icy Conditions
Feb 2 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Dangerous road conditions from bands of sleet and snow were blamed for six deaths as a winter storm snarled traffic across parts of the nation’s midsection, forced the cancelation of flights...
Texas Winter Storm Brings Slick Roadways, Power Outages
Feb 1 2023 // More than a quarter-million businesses and households in Central and East Texas did not have power Wednesday morning as a winter storm persisted, immobilizing portions of the state with slick roadways and freezing...
Texas Power Grid Holding Up Amid Winter Storm
Jan 31 2023 // A dayslong winter storm warning in Texas is already disrupting travel plans and closing schools, but state officials say the power grid is holding up. According to the National Weather Service, tens of millions of people...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Austin Insurance
Jan 27 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Austin Insurance. Established in 2005 by Cole Austin, Austin Insurance has provided insurance services in Grand Prairie, Texas for over a decade. Operations for...
Boeing Arraigned in Texas Court Over Max Jet Crashes
Jan 27 2023 // FORT WORTH — In an unusual proceeding for a corporation accused of a crime, Boeing officials were arraigned Thursday in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth for the company’s actions leading to two plane crashes in...
Tornado Causes Damage East of Houston
Jan 26 2023 // PASADENA, Texas (AP) – A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that downed utility poles and power lines, overturned vehicles and ripped roofs off homes and businesses in...
