All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Dec 16 2022 // Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants — Congress has authorized the most...
Dec 15 2022 // Higginbotham has acquired TrustStar Insurance Services, Inc., an independent property/casualty insurance agency serving businesses and individuals in Universal City, Texas, TrustStar has provided commercial insurance for...
Dec 15 2022 // SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A drug lab and explosive devices have been ruled out as the possible causes of a deadly explosion that killed four people in San Antonio last week, authorities said Tuesday. They said they are still...
Dec 14 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced two rule proposals: amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements, and...