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Higginbotham Acquires Texas’ TrueStar

Higginbotham has acquired TrustStar Insurance Services, Inc., an independent property/casualty insurance agency serving businesses and individuals in Universal City, Texas, TrustStar has provided commercial insurance for small to large businesses as well as personal insurance in Universal City, located 20 …

South Central Storms Linked to 2 Deaths in Louisiana

DALLAS (AP) – A destructive storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that killed a young boy and his mother in Louisiana and threatened the South with more severe weather Wednesday. Meanwhile, the huge storm system delivered blizzard-like conditions to …

Texas Explosion Not Caused by Drug Lab

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A drug lab and explosive devices have been ruled out as the possible causes of a deadly explosion that killed four people in San Antonio last week, authorities said Tuesday. They said they are still investigating …

Texas DWC Names Proposals on Designated Doctor Rules

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced two rule proposals: amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements, and amendments to 28 TAC Section 180.23 to improve the designated doctor program. …

Massive Storm Brings Tornadoes to South Central, Blizzard Threat to Plains

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest braced …

Texas Church Bus Crash Injures 16, Including 13 Children

HOUSTON (AP) – Sixteen people, including 13 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment, according to authorities. The bus, belonging to a Baptist church, rolled over and landed on its side …

Blast at Texas Construction Company Kills 4

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Crews have found the body of a fourth person who died in an explosion at a San Antonio construction company and investigators worked Monday to determine the cause and origin of the blast. The blast happened …

House Advances Texas Storm Surge Project in Water Bill

HOUSTON (AP) _ Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas _ but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants _ the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to authorize the …

Mercury Insurance Adds New Coverages in Oklahoma

Mercury Insurance announced five new coverages available for homeowners and renters in Oklahoma. Mercury’s new coverages provide additional insurance protections with an option for environmentally-friendly replacement products. New coverages include: Green Home: Mercury will cover up to an additional 10% …

OSHA Fines Arkansas Contractor $287K for Worker Deaths

Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that an Arkansas construction contractor failed to test oxygen levels in the confined space before two workers entered a sewer 20 feet below ground at an Edmond work site and died because of a …

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