All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 5 2023 // A Stafford, Texas engine component manufacturer was cited for failing to correct safety hazards that caused an employee’s finger amputation in March 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor said. Inspectors with the...
Sep 4 2023 // DUAL North America, headquartered in San Diego, California appointed Peter Gosselink as executive vice president of its fine art program. Dual also has named Tricia Loney as head of specialty casualty.Gosselink trained as...
Sep 1 2023 // VeinTwain Herron, a Texas commercial real estate specialist, will open Brightway, The Herron Family Agency in Cedar Park this month. The agency offers customized Home, Flood, Auto, Boat, Condo, Renters, Personal Articles,...
Aug 31 2023 // Texas Agency Alliance (TAA), an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the South-Central region of the state, announced the addition of four new independent member agencies. These new members bring TAA’s...
Aug 30 2023 // The federal government for the first time on Tuesday opened two areas in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast to build wind farms. Groups representing supply chain businesses hailed the chance for the new offshore leases...
Aug 29 2023 // Burns & Wilcox Announces Bob Quillman as Regional Lead for TexasBurns & Wilcox announced the hire of regional lead, Bob Quillman, who will oversee the company’s Texas region. Quillman joins Burns & Wilcox...
Aug 29 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a Farmersville, Texas construction contractor could have prevented the loss of a 23-year-old employee by following required safety procedures for operating a mobile...
Aug 28 2023 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of a- (Excellent) of Great Midwest Insurance Company, Houston...
Aug 25 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling...
Aug 24 2023 // A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio, Texas wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards.Investigators with the U.S....
Aug 23 2023 // PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) – Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast Tuesday, where it is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kmh) in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border.Forecasters said...
Aug 22 2023 // A Department of Labor lawsuit claims a Tyler, Texas pipe manufacturer violated federal whistleblower protections after the company fired an employee because they requested to use a respirator to protect them from smoke and...
Aug 22 2023 // On an icy February morning in 2021, slippery roads and limited visibility prompted a chain reaction of crashing cars on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, eventually leading to a pileup of 133 vehicles that left six people...
Aug 21 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes.Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other...
Aug 21 2023 // A federal appeals court has clarified, at least under the realm of Texas law, when an insurer has a duty to indemnify – even if it has no duty to defend a tort action against the insured thanks to an unambiguous...
Aug 18 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) __ Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements – and pay far more in fines on top of that – in a lawsuit that appears to be the first of its kind...
Aug 16 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced it has appointed Debra Knight as the new State Fire Marshal for Texas.Knight brings more than 30 years of experience in administrative and criminal law, as well as...
Aug 16 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) __ Texas is suing Shell and is seeking more than $1 million, alleging a fire at the oil giant`s Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment.The May 5 fire at the plant in the suburb of Deer...
Aug 15 2023 // Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a wildfire disaster declaration for about 75% of Texas counties, allowing them to use all available state resources to respond to any new fires as the state continues to bake under triple-digit...
Aug 11 2023 // CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) – A grass fire near Austin, Texas, spread into trees near an apartment complex and condominiums, destroying one of the buildings and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes.Two people...