All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 2 2023 // Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze.As high winds whipped burning...
Oct 2 2023 // McConkey Insurance & Benefits, Gallen Insurance AgencyMcConkey Insurance & Benefits, an independent insurance agency based in York, Pennsylvania, has acquired Gallen Insurance Agency, located in Berks County....
Sep 29 2023 // When Texas lawmakers meet next month for a special session on funding public education, they will have more money available to them to spend than they anticipated when they passed the state’s $321.3 billion budget...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...