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Federal Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Texas and Louisiana Healthcare Facilities

Sep 28 2023 // Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD Operators Nazareth Hall, LLC, doing business as Nazareth Living Care Center in El Paso, Texas, violated federal law when...

Delayed Passage of Farm Bill Stirs Concern for Texas Agriculture

Sep 27 2023 // WASHINGTON — Key federal legislation to support farmers and consumers could get delayed due to the looming government shutdown, causing uncertainty for agriculture and nutrition programs in Texas.The must-pass package of...

Gunman in Texas Walmart Shooting Ordered to Pay Restitution of $5 Million

Sep 27 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the racist...

Texas Car Dealer Sued for Firing Employee With Cancer Diagnosis

Sep 26 2023 // A company that provides administrative and operations services for a group of related automobile dealerships across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, violated federal law when it fired a longtime senior manager in...

People Moves: Bates Joins Alliant as VP in Austin, Texas

Sep 25 2023 // Bates Joins Alliant as VP in Austin, Texas Nick Bates joined Alliant Insurance Services’ Alliant Americas division as vice president in Austin, Texas. Bates joins Alliant with 20 years of experience, including roles...

AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues

Sep 25 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for multiple State Farm insurance companies due to weather losses and regulations that the firm said hinder the insurance giant’s ability to adequately...

Texas DWC Proposes Amendments Concerning Claims for Death Benefits

Sep 22 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is proposing amendments to Texas Administrative Code concerning claims for death benefits. The amendments and new section allow eligible...

Family Accuses Texas School District of Violating Anti-Discrimination Law with Dreadlocks Suspension

Sep 22 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class intensified this week as the student’s family and his...

Texas Manufactured Homes Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racial Harassment in the Workplace

Sep 21 2023 // A Texas manufactured homes company was sued for subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment after learning learning of his multiracial family, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ orchestrateHR Inc.

Sep 21 2023 // Risk Strategies, announced that it has acquired human resources and employee benefits specialist orchestrateHR Inc. and its affiliate, Ebenconcepts Company . and its affiliate, (doing business as eBen Benefits). Also...

Texas Universities Grapple with Implementation of Controversial DEI Ban

Sep 20 2023 // The Texas A&M University System issued staff guidance earlier this month on how to comply with the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, providing a first glimpse into how Texas universities...

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Sep 18 2023 // QBE Insurance Group appointed Julie Wood as Interim CEO North America upon the exit of former QBE NA CEO Todd Jones.Wood joined QBE in January 2023 as group head of Distribution. She was previously at Marsh as Southeast...

Report Examines Hot Summer Days Linked to Climate Change in U.S. Cities

Sep 15 2023 // A new analysis shows which U.S. states, regions and cities felt the strongest influence of climate change during the summer – the hottest on record.The analysis from Climate Central, a group of scientists and...

One80 Acquires Texas’ Enviant

Sep 14 2023 // One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, announced that it has acquired the assets of Enviant from Euclid Program Managers. Marsh, Berry & Company was the exclusive financial advisor...

Texas Sees Rapid Growth in Battery Storage to Support Power Grid

Sep 13 2023 // On Wednesday night, minutes before the state’s grid operator went into emergency mode to make sure it would have enough power to meet high demand during another triple-digit day, batteries provided more electricity...

Texas Power Grid Faces New Challenges Amid Summer Heat and High Demand

Sep 11 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – Texas’ power grid has been under tremendous stress during this summer’s sweltering heat, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand.The grid`s reliability has been questioned...

Wet Roads, Speed Factored Into Car Crashing Into Texas Denny’s, Police Chief Says

Sep 7 2023 // ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A Texas police chief said Tuesday that wet roads and speed factored into the driver of an SUV plowing into a Denny`s restaurant outside Houston on Labor Day, injuring nearly two dozen people...

FEMA Names Nearly 500 US Communities as ‘Resilience Zones’

Sep 7 2023 // Rikers Island in the Bronx, New York, made the list due to its extreme vulnerability to flooding. Lincoln, Wyoming, was selected because of its high avalanche risk. And the danger of both earthquakes and drought propelled...

People Moves: Texas Mutual Makes New Board Member Appointment and Two Reappointments

Sep 6 2023 // Texas Mutual Makes New Board Member Appointment and Two ReappointmentsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Gary Gibson of Houston and reappointed Kristi Koncaba of Friendswood and Ron Simmons of Lewisville to the Texas...

23 Injured as Driver Crashes SUV Into Texas Denny’s

Sep 6 2023 // ROSENBERG, Texas (AP) – A driver plowed through a wall of a busy East Texas restaurant, injuring 23 people. Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg, Texas said a man crashed his SUV into a Denny`s restaurant just off...