All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 17 2023 // TXOGA Announces New President of the TXOGA Insurance AgencyThe Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) has named Neal Carlton as president of the TXOGA Insurance Agency, headquartered in Austin, Texas. Carlton most...
Jan 13 2023 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that is is accepting public comments on a proposed rule to amend 28 Texas Administrative Code Section 165.1. The changes would add...
Jan 12 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Mattis Insurance Agency. Founded in 1998 by Derrick and Dalia Mattis, and located in Houston, Texas, Mattis Insurance Agency provides protection for hundreds of...
Jan 12 2023 // Texas lawmakers returned to Austin this week for the start of the 88th Legislature, which portends to be a relatively quiet legislative session for hearing property and casualty concerns.“I think insurance is...
Jan 11 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how a 15-year-old worker tragically suffered fatal injuries while installing fencing in Guthrie has found the employer failed to follow required workplace safety standards.U.S....
Jan 10 2023 // San Elizario, Texas mayor Isela Reyes was arrested Tuesday for insurance fraud, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.The FBI West Texas Border Corruption Task Force arrested Reyes for insurance fraud of over...
Jan 10 2023 // Lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Monday over whether the state’s power grid operator should be protected from lawsuits, a question that has become especially important after the deadly February 2021...
Jan 9 2023 // McGriff Appoints Two New Leaders for Texas Operations McGriff, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has hired two insurance industry veterans for new leadership positions in its Texas operations. David Garrett joins...
Jan 9 2023 // Combined Agents of America (CAA) – a privately held aggregator group based in Austin, Texas – announced the additions of 23 new partner agencies to the organization. The group will now be comprised of 94 agencies...
Jan 6 2023 // Texas Mutual announces Duncan as CEO of new health insurance subsidiary Texas Mutual Insurance Company, based in Austin, Texas, has hired Meredith Duncan as the president and chief executive officer of the company’s...
Jan 4 2023 // GEORGE WEST, Texas (AP) – A minivan trying to overtake a vehicle in a no-passing zone on a Texas highway crashed head-on into an SUV, which was then rear-ended by another vehicle, authorities said. Six people died and...
Jan 3 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Abilene, Texas-based CBS Insurance LLP. CBS Insurance is a retail insurance agency providing property/casualty and health/benefits coverages to clients throughout Texas and the...
Dec 27 2022 // The U.S. Department of Energy has cleared the way for Texas power plants to pollute more than is usually allowed, such as by burning dirtier fuel oil instead of natural gas, to keep the electricity on through Christmas...
Dec 22 2022 // State officials warned residents Wednesday to prepare their homes and vehicles for the coming freeze while trying to reassure on-edge Texans that the electric grid will stay online.Temperatures are expected to plummet...
Dec 21 2022 // HOUSTON (AP) – Cases can move forward against Alex Jones regarding the nearly $1.5 billion he’s ordered to pay families of Sandy Hook victims over his conspiracy theories about the 2012 school massacre, a federal...
Dec 21 2022 // Cadence Insurance, Inc. announced the acquisition of certain assets of Houston, Texas-based Warriner & Associates Insurance Services, Inc. and Warriner Solutions, LLC effective December 1, 2022. With roots tracing back...
Dec 19 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation found that a Kyle vehicle parts manufacturer ignored repeated concerns raised by workers, and willfully exposed them to hazards related to unsafe machine operations, potential falls...
Dec 19 2022 // MIDLAND, Texas (AP) – The Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and gas industry, on Saturday sent investigators to west Texas following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Midland.“RRC...
Dec 16 2022 // The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a collision of a train and a car at a railroad crossing that raises questions of federal preemption as well as sufficiency of evidence.Ladonna Sue Rigsby was...
Dec 16 2022 // Financial executives and Texas state senators clashed over company concerns for climate change at a hearing on Thursday, a rare in-person confrontation as Republicans ramp up attacks on the use of environmental, social and...