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Texas Judge Drops Two of Six Boeing Max Test Fraud Counts Against Pilot

A judge has tossed two of six fraud counts against a former Boeing pilot involved in evaluating the troubled Boeing 737 Max jetliner. A federal judge in Fort Worth last week dismissed, on technical grounds, counts that accused Mark A. …

People Moves: McGriff Adds Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account Exec; Harris Joins Alliant in Texas

McGriff Adds Mike Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account Executive McGriff has hired Mike Feighl as a senior vice president and marketing executive in its Houston-based Commercial Division. Feighl comes to McGriff from Wortham Insurance & Risk Management, where he served …

New Task Force to Review Event Safety in Wake of Astroworld Festival

A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival, officials said Feb. 9. The task force will review possible …

Relation Insurance Acquires Sleeper Sewell Insurance in Texas

Relation Insurance Services, a national insurance agency based in California, has acquired the assets of Dallas, Texas-based Sleeper Sewell Insurance, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1962, Sleeper Sewell offers a full suite …

Louisiana Insurance Dept. Tells Policyholders to File Ida Proof of Loss by Feb. 25

Louisiana policyholders seeking to file proof of loss for damage due to Hurricane Ida have until Feb. 25, when a 180-day deadline for most residential and commercial property insurance policies expire. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding policyholders that …

Massive Fire Burns Empty Five-Story Building Complex in Oklahoma City

A massive fire ripped through an empty five-story hotel and apartment complex in northwest Oklahoma City that was under construction, fire officials said. There were no injuries reported in the blaze late Feb. 8 at the construction site, which prompted …

Appeals Court Allows Dallas Police Excessive Force Lawsuit to Proceed

The family of a Dallas man who died in police custody five years ago can proceed with their lawsuit against four officers, a federal appeals court ruled in an opinion filed last week that overturned a lower court’s ruling. Qualified …

Texan Insurance Acquires Texans Insurance & Financial Group

Texan Insurance acquired Texans Insurance & Financial Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction effective Dec. 30, 2021. Founded in 1991 in Sugarland, Texas, Texans Insurance & Financial Group (TIFG) is an independent, full-service insurance agency that specializes in personal and …

Earthquakes in Texas Doubled in 2021. Scientists Cite Years of Oil Companies Injecting Sludgy Water Underground.

MIDLAND — One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air conditioner fell off the roof. A third compared the experience to getting off of …

Houston Courts Still Dealing With Backlog Due to Hurricane Harvey Damage

Efforts to reduce a backlog of tens of thousands of cases in Texas’ busiest court system got a boost Feb. 7 with the reopening of a newly restored building for jury selection. Officials and attorneys say bringing some normalcy back …

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