A few months before this year’s biennial legislative session, a report commissioned by Gov. Greg Abbott on lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey declared a dire need to “future-proof” the state. Some progressives hoped that might involve planning for climate change …
Former U.S. national team gymnasts backing a Texas bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse more time to sue in civil court on Monday urged the state’s lawmakers to restore a key provision allowing those individuals to sue institutions. …
Lawmakers have begun filing bills in the Texas Legislature for the legislative session that begins in January 2019. Among the bills filed so far that relate to property/casualty insurance include: HB 259: Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain …
Texas surged toward allowing concealed handguns in public college classrooms, dorms and buildings with a key Senate vote May 30, while much-watched legislative efforts to curb the rising costs of free college tuition for veterans and their families collapsed. After …
A pair of bills filed in the Texas Legislature would prohibit automobile insurers from issuing “named driver” policies in the state, but one would allow named driver exclusion under certain circumstances, HB 318 by Rep. Mark Keogh, who represents part …
A bill filed in the Texas Legislature for the 2015 session would clarify that insurance agents in the state have exclusive ownership of the expiration rights to property/casualty insurance policies they sell and place. HB 686 by Rep. Kenneth Sheets, …
Shortfall and sacrifice: that’s how the Texas Legislature two years ago defended gutting $5.4 billion from public education, laying off thousands of public workers with slashed spending and stripping Medicaid to the bone. The new budget s-word this time around? …
