The number of tickets written by Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers is continuing to fall after the agency lifted a cost-saving measure that capped how many miles troopers can drive each shift, according to state ticket data. The Tulsa World’s analysis …
Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed one of the last outstanding bills from the legislative session, steering $700 million in oil spill recovery money to road, bridge and port projects. The Democratic governor touted the plans at a signing event …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Frank Swingle Jr., founder and CEO of Swingle Collins & Associates in Dallas, the 2019 Drex Foreman Award winner at IIAT’s Insurcon in Grapevine on June 21. Named after Drex Foreman, …
Mark Ray of Borden Insurance Agency in Corpus Christi has been elected to serve as chair of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) for 2019-20. Additionally, Gaylon Brown of TexCap Insurance in Dallas as was elected to serve as …
Texas lawmakers in the recent legislative session passed a bill addressing surprise medical bills injured employees have received after being treated at federal military facilities. Senate Bill 935 requires workers’ compensation insurance reimbursement rates for medical care provided at a …
An attorney for the family of a 2-year-old girl struck by a foul ball during a game last month between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros said that the girl suffered a skull fracture. Attorney Richard Mithoff provided the first …
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says the deaths of four workers at a chemical plant in Texas in 2014 were the result of a long list of safety failures in the plant’s operations. The CSB has released its final investigation …
Independent insurance agency, The Nitsche Group, headquartered in Giddings, Texas, has relocated its office in the Austin area. Previously at 12345 N. Lamar, Suite 190 in Austin, the office is now located at 893 North IH 35, Suite 120, Round …
Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that personal income in Louisiana has grown for 12 consecutive quarters since 2016 Q1, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported. Between 2018 Q4 and 2019 Q1 Louisiana personal income grew at …
A federal judge in Texas has sanctioned a Philadelphia-based law firm for knowingly violating court orders and ignoring a subpoena to produce documents relevant to lawsuits filed by 15 women against Baylor University. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that …
