Latest Texas Headlines
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NTSB Investigating Central Texas Plane Crash That Killed 2
Jun 28 2022 // The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating a Central Texas plane crash that killed two people. Authorities say the small plane crashed near the airport in Kerrville at around 7 p.m. on Saturday....
Alacrity Solutions Acquires Property Damage Appraisers In Texas
Jun 23 2022 // Alacrity Solutions Group LLC acquired Property Damage Appraisers in Fort Worth, Texas. PDA is an independent specialty and auto damage appraisal firm.. PDA’s corporate The transaction with PDA is Alacrity’s...
Texas Top Cop Says Uvalde Police Could’ve Ended Rampage Early on
Jun 22 2022 // Police had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed up...
3 Dead After Boat Overturns in Storm on Texas Lake
Jun 22 2022 // Three men died after their small boat overturned on a North Texas lake during a strong storm over the weekend, authorities said. The boat overturned in Lake Lavon on Saturday night, the Collin County sheriff’s office...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Sets Discount Interest Rate
Jun 21 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Labor Code shall be at the rate of 6.38%. The rate is effective July 1,...
Texas Dock Company to Pay $1 Million Over Clean Water Act Violation
Jun 20 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC a Texas company, was sentenced on June 14, 2022 for violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill and ordered...
NFL QB Deshaun Watson Denies Texas Sexual Misconduct Claims
Jun 17 2022 // The new lawsuits _ and potential for more _ against Deshaun Watson may have further damaged his image and swayed opinion about him. However, they’ve only deepened his resolve. The Cleveland Browns quarterback...
Texas Power Use to Break More Records; ERCOT Under Pressure
Jun 16 2022 // Power demand in Texas will likely set new all-time highs on Thursday and Monday after breaking the prior record on June 12 as economic growth boosts overall use and homes and businesses keep air conditioners cranked up to...
Texas’ Skyward Specialty Adds Employed Lawyer Coverage
Jun 16 2022 // Houston, Texas-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. expanded its miscellaneous professional liability coverage to include errors and omissions (E&O) exposure for employed lawyers, which protects in-house...
CCIG Opens Office in Austin, Texas
Jun 16 2022 // CCI is expanding its services with the opening of a new location in Austin, Texas. CCIG specializes in construction and real estate insurance protection. Their insurance program design team and their risk management team...
Uvalde, Texas Shooting Records Could be Blocked by Legal Loophole
Jun 15 2022 // As public pressure mounts for more information on the deadly Uvalde school shooting, some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released _ even to the victims’...
Contact Lens Company Settles $300,000 Penalty With Texas AG
Jun 13 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, Texas....
Texas-Based Petrochemical Company to Cut Air Pollution
Jun 13 2022 // Three subsidiaries of a Texas-based petrochemical company settled allegations that they violated federal and state pollution control laws. The U.S. Department of Justice, in a news release, said Westlake Chemical...
No injuries After Explosion at Texas LNG Facility
Jun 10 2022 // No injuries were reported Wednesday after what police initially described as an explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Southeast Texas. Freeport LNG reported that “an incident” occurred around 11:40...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Extends COVID-19 Mandatory Data Call
Jun 9 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) said it is extending its mandatory data call for information on COVID-19 injuries through Dec. 31, 2022. The DWC previously extended its...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Approves Return-to-Work Plan-Based Audit
Jun 8 2022 // On April 13 the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) solicited and received constructive input from workers’ compensation system participants on the proposed Return-to-Work...
24th Woman Brings Texas-Based Suit Against NFL Quarterback Watson
Jun 8 2022 // A 24th woman filed a civil lawsuit Monday alleging sexual misconduct by Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is also awaiting possible discipline from the NFL. The latest lawsuit was filed in Houston by...
North Texas Flash Flooding Kills 1
Jun 6 2022 // At least one person was killed as heavy rains caused flash flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The storms sloshed across the region Friday night, resulting in widely scattered flash flooding. Fire and rescue officials...
Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Comments on Designated Doctor Rules
Jun 3 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) informed workers’ comp system participants this week of proposals for a second set of amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC)...
Browns QB Watson Facing 23rd Civil Suit in Texas
Jun 2 2022 // Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is...
