Louisiana’s $3B Coastal Restoration Project Divides Residents July 26, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline...
Employers Turn to New Technology to Safeguard Workers From Extreme Heat July 26, 2024 By Dorandy Pineda and Kendria LaFleur McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — At the start of every work day, construction worker Charles Smith puts on the essentials: hard...
ZestyAI Receives Texas Approval to Use Severe Convective Storm Products July 26, 2024 ZestyAI, a provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), announced it has received approval...
PCF Acquires Texas’ Montalvo Insurance Agency July 26, 2024 PCF Insurance Solutions announced it has acquired the insurance business of Weslaco, Texas-based Montalvo Insurance Agency. Montalvo offers personal and...
How a Perfect Storm Sent Church Insurance Rates Skyrocketing July 25, 2024 By Bob Smietana The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from...
Houston City Council Approves Plan to Increase Federal Flood Insurance Discounts July 25, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Houston residents could see a greater discount on their federal flood insurance premiums as soon as next spring after the...
ACLU: 51 Texas School Districts Not Complying With Ban on Hairstyle Discrimination July 25, 2024 By Asad Jung, The Texas Tribune The ACLU of Texas said Wednesday it found 51 school districts in violation of the Texas CROWN Act, which bans...
Ruling Paves Way to Restart Work on Exxon’s Texas LNG Plant July 25, 2024 By Ruth Liao and Alex Wolf A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between the joint venture building Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $10 billion gas export...
Wife of Ex-Texas Trucking Magnate Sentenced in $9M Work Comp Fraud Scheme July 24, 2024 The wife of a former San Antonio trucking magnate was sentenced this month in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. Frances Hall,...
Louisiana Businessman to Pay $1.3M Fine for Neglecting Elderly Residents During Ida July 24, 2024 By Kevin McGill A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida...