Latest Texas Headlines

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CCIG Opens Office in Austin, Texas

Jun 16 2022 // CCI is expanding its services with the opening of a new location in Austin, Texas. CCIG specializes in construction and real estate insurance protection. Their insurance program design team and their risk management team...

Uvalde, Texas Shooting Records Could be Blocked by Legal Loophole

Jun 15 2022 // As public pressure mounts for more information on the deadly Uvalde school shooting, some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released _ even to the victims’...

Contact Lens Company Settles $300,000 Penalty With Texas AG

Jun 13 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, Texas....

Texas-Based Petrochemical Company to Cut Air Pollution

Jun 13 2022 // Three subsidiaries of a Texas-based petrochemical company settled allegations that they violated federal and state pollution control laws.The U.S. Department of Justice, in a news release, said Westlake Chemical...

No injuries After Explosion at Texas LNG Facility

Jun 10 2022 // No injuries were reported Wednesday after what police initially described as an explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Southeast Texas.Freeport LNG reported that “an incident” occurred around 11:40...

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Extends COVID-19 Mandatory Data Call

Jun 9 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) said it is extending its mandatory data call for information on COVID-19 injuries through Dec. 31, 2022.The DWC previously extended its...

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Approves Return-to-Work Plan-Based Audit

Jun 8 2022 // On April 13 the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) solicited and received constructive input from workers’ compensation system participants on the proposed Return-to-Work...

24th Woman Brings Texas-Based Suit Against NFL Quarterback Watson

Jun 8 2022 // A 24th woman filed a civil lawsuit Monday alleging sexual misconduct by Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is also awaiting possible discipline from the NFL.The latest lawsuit was filed in Houston by attorney...

North Texas Flash Flooding Kills 1

Jun 6 2022 // At least one person was killed as heavy rains caused flash flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.The storms sloshed across the region Friday night, resulting in widely scattered flash flooding. Fire and rescue officials...

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Comments on Designated Doctor Rules

Jun 3 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) informed workers’ comp system participants this week of proposals for a second set of amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC)...

Browns QB Watson Facing 23rd Civil Suit in Texas

Jun 2 2022 // Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23.Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing...

Covid-19 Led to 20% Increase in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims

Jun 1 2022 // The number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) increased 20% during the first 27 months of the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020...

Keystone Adds Texas’ Milam Felker Insurance Services

May 31 2022 // Keystone, a participant-owned insurance agency network, added Milam Felker Insurance Services, Inc. of Odessa, Texas, to its growing network of Texas agencies. Jack Milam originally founded the agency in 1965. The agency...

Texas Mutual to Award $1.1M in Safety Education Grants to 11 Texas Colleges

May 27 2022 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company is awarding $1.1 million in grants to 11 colleges across Texas to fund workplace safety courses for employers, workers and the general public. Texas Mutual—the state’s leading...

Inszone Acquires Texas’ Caleb Insurance and Financial Services

May 26 2022 // Inszone Insurance Services, a full-service insurance brokerage firm which provides a broad array of property & casualty insurance, along with employee benefits solution, acquired Caleb Insurance and Financial Services,...

Texas AG Announces $19.2M Multistate Settlement with Ford Motor Company

May 25 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company, with Texas receiving a $1.7 million share of that amount. The settlement between 40 attorneys general and Ford...

Texas Dept. of Insurance Security Issue Exposed Data for Nearly 3 Years

May 24 2022 // A data breach at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) exposed confidential information of 1.8 million Texans for nearly three years, according to a brief from the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO).The audit...

Texas Mutual Board Approves $330 Million Policyholder Dividend Distribution

May 24 2022 // Austin, TX., May 20, 2022 – Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, announced today that its board of directors voted unanimously to approve a $330...

People Moves: Alliant Adds Chenoweth in Texas; Stonetrust Names Contreras, Boman to Underwriting Team

May 23 2022 // Alliant Insurance Services Adds James Chenoweth to Mergers & Acquisitions GroupAlliant Insurance Services added James Chenoweth in the company’s mergers & acquisitions group. Chenoweth will specialize in...

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Accepting Public Comment on 3 Forms

May 23 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it is accepting public comments on three proposed new forms: DWC Form-003, Employer’s Wage Statement. This form is necessary...