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Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Endorses CISR Designation

Feb 13 2023 // Austin, TX., February 14, 2023 –– The Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation provided by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research is now endorsed by the Independent Insurance...

Texas DWC Taking Comments on Proposed Rule Change to Update Insurance Code

Feb 10 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on a proposed rule to amend 28 Texas Administrative Code Section 165.1. The changes would add Texas...

Texas Bill Would Require Law Enforcement to Carry Liability Insurance

Feb 9 2023 // A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability insurance as a condition of employment.Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, proposed House Bill No. 1808,...

Rural Texas Struggles to Turn on Power After Ice Storm

Feb 9 2023 // LUFKIN — By the glow of a flashlight, Stacy McAlpine and her 10-year-old granddaughter played Go Fish and other card games as they snuggled up next to a propane fireplace.Thirty miles south in Robertson County, Elizabeth...

People Moves: Texas Mutual Names Ward President and CEO

Feb 8 2023 // Texas Mutual Names Ward President and CEO Texas Mutual Insurance Company—the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance—has named longtime employee and Chief Operating Officer Jeanette Ward...

Texas Winter Storm Cancels Flights, Keeps Thousands Without Power

Feb 3 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. on Thursday as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin,...

Texas Winter Storm Causes 3rd Day of Dangerous, Icy Conditions

Feb 2 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Dangerous road conditions from bands of sleet and snow were blamed for six deaths as a winter storm snarled traffic across parts of the nation’s midsection, forced the cancelation of flights...

Texas Winter Storm Brings Slick Roadways, Power Outages

Feb 1 2023 // More than a quarter-million businesses and households in Central and East Texas did not have power Wednesday morning as a winter storm persisted, immobilizing portions of the state with slick roadways and freezing...

Texas Power Grid Holding Up Amid Winter Storm

Jan 31 2023 // A dayslong winter storm warning in Texas is already disrupting travel plans and closing schools, but state officials say the power grid is holding up.According to the National Weather Service, tens of millions of people in...

Inszone Acquires Texas’ Austin Insurance

Jan 27 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Austin Insurance. Established in 2005 by Cole Austin, Austin Insurance has provided insurance services in Grand Prairie, Texas for over a decade. Operations for...

Boeing Arraigned in Texas Court Over Max Jet Crashes

Jan 27 2023 // FORT WORTH — In an unusual proceeding for a corporation accused of a crime, Boeing officials were arraigned Thursday in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth for the company’s actions leading to two plane crashes in...

Tornado Causes Damage East of Houston

Jan 26 2023 // PASADENA, Texas (AP) – A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that downed utility poles and power lines, overturned vehicles and ripped roofs off homes and businesses in...

7 Killed in Texas Highway Crash; 1 in Critical Condition

Jan 26 2023 // NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) – A young passenger of an SUV involved in a head-on collision on a Texas highway that left seven others dead remained in critical condition Tuesday.The crash between the SUV and a pickup truck...

Texas Environmentalists Look to Crack Down on Methane Emissions

Jan 25 2023 // In a marathon three-day public hearing, close to 300 people across the country gave comments on the agency’s supplemental proposal to reduce methane in oil and natural gas operations. Many called in from Texas, New...

Texas to Receive $654M in Opioid Funds From CVS, Walgreens

Jan 24 2023 // Texas Attorney General Paxton announced that the state is joining finalized opioid agreements with CVS and Walgreens totaling $10.7 billion nationally, with CVS paying $5 billion and Walgreens paying $5.7 billion. Texas...

People Moves: Myers Joins Alliant’s Texas Team; Goosehead Names CFO

Jan 24 2023 // Myers Joins Alliant’s Texas TeamMike Myers has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Dallas, Texas, Myers will design and implement strategic employee...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas’ Remco

Jan 23 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its subsidiary, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Austin, Texas-based Remco Insurance Agencies, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With roots...

Regulators Approve Texas Electricity Market Reform

Jan 20 2023 // The Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to make a substantial change to the state’s electricity market in a controversial effort to get the whole system to be more reliable. The agency said it will let the...

Relation Acquires Texas’ Laird

Jan 19 2023 // Relation Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired the assets of Kilgore, Texas-based Laird Insurance Agency. The transaction went into effect on January 3, 2023; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Laird offers a...

Texas Plane Crash Kills 4 Members of Tennessee Church

Jan 19 2023 // YOAKUM, Texas (AP) – A small plane crashed Tuesday while approaching a Texas airport, killing four members of a Tennessee church and leaving the lead pastor injured, authorities and the church said.The single-engine...