Latest Texas Headlines
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NTSB: Valve Leak Fueled Texas Pipeline Blast That Killed 2
Nov 2 2022 // FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two workers and injured two others, federal investigators said. A...
Texas Uber Drivers Victimized by Data Breach Receive $4.2M
Oct 26 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office has completed its distribution of $4.2 million in redress payments to approximately 42,000 Texans whose personal information was compromised in a 2016 data breach...
Texas Sues Google for Alleged Biometric Privacy Violations
Oct 21 2022 // Texas sued Google over claims that the search-engine giant is illegally capturing the biometric data of users without their consent, the latest in a series of lawsuits by the state against tech companies over online...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Proctor Insurance
Oct 20 2022 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Proctor Insurance, providing the fifth acquisition in the state of Texas. Based in Houston, Proctor offers business and personal lines and specializes in hotels and...
People Moves: Iroquois Adds Gonzalez in Texas; Lucas to Lead Platinum Construction; Distinguished Programs Hires Fulton
Oct 20 2022 // Iroquois adds Regional Manager Gonzalez in Texas Jo Gonzalez joins Iroquois as a regional manager for Texas, where she will further expand Iroquois’ presence by partnering with independent insurance agencies and...
Texas DWC Makes Correction to Employer’s Wage Statement Form
Oct 19 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that is has made corrections to a form that was adopted on July 27, 2022. The corrections apply to DWC Form-003, Employer’s...
Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Texas Vehicle Tags
Oct 19 2022 // HOUSTON – A 51-year-old man who advertised himself as the “Used Car King of New York” has admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Octavian Ocasio pleaded...
Texas Department of Work Comp Adopts MQRP Rule Changes
Oct 12 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has adopted amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code §180.62, concerning the Medical Quality Review Panel (MQRP). DWC proposed this rule...
Texas DWC Recognizes Power Company With Lone Star Safety Award
Oct 10 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recognized WPT Power Corp. with a third Lone Star Safety Award for its exemplary workplace safety efforts and low rates of work-related...
Amended Complaint: Texas Public Adjuster Losses Nearly $8 Million
Oct 6 2022 // A public adjuster who is accused of pocketing insurance payouts intended for policyholders took a total of $7.9 million from 14 customers, including four churches, according to an amended complaint filed by the Texas...
Texas Mutual CEO Rich Gergasko to Retire in 2023
Oct 6 2022 // Texas Mutual, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, today announced that the company’s President & Chief Executive Officer, Richard “Rich” Gergasko, has shared...
Crash Involving Speeding Truck in Texas Kills 2, Injures 10
Sep 30 2022 // Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a pickup truck crashed into two other vehicles in the Texas city of Uvalde, authorities said. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said U.S. Border Patrol agents saw the...
Mother Settles Suit Over Texas Arrest Caught on Camera
Sep 26 2022 // A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor. Jacqueline...
Texas DWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Administrative Code
Sep 21 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on a proposed rule to make editorial updates and correct obsolete references in 28 Texas Administrative Code...
Centene to Pay Texas $165 Million in Medicaid Drug Pricing Settlement
Sep 20 2022 // Health insurance giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services. It’s the biggest known payout by the...
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation
Sep 20 2022 // A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech. But the...
Dental Provider Sued Over Retaliatory Firing of Texas Sales Rep
Sep 15 2022 // Dental Health Products, Inc. (DHP), a nationwide provider of supplies and equipment to dental practices, violated federal law by firing a sales representative based in McAllen, Texas because she made a complaint to human...
Google Must Face Most of Texas Lawsuit Over Ad Dominance, Judge Rules
Sep 14 2022 // Alphabet Inc’s Google must face all but one antitrust allegation about its online advertising business brought in a lawsuit by attorneys general for Texas and 16 other states or territories, a federal judge ruled on...
Texas’ Scottish American Launches General Liability Program for Contractors
Sep 13 2022 // Scottish American, a wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency, and program manager based in Grapevine, Texas, announced that it has launched its new program, Contractors Guard, a general liability program...
Chili’s Locations in Texas, Arkansas Sued for Sexual Harassment of Teens
Sep 13 2022 // Two Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurants in Arkansas and Texas subjected female employees, including teens, to sexually hostile work environments in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
