All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
May 20 2022 // The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit...
May 19 2022 // An Austin, Texas man was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,052,366.92 in restitution for his role in a fraud scheme.According to court documents, from 2012 until June 2018, Jason Michael Schubert, 47,...
May 19 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) said it has adopted a new form: DWC Form-033, Request to Reduce Income Benefits Due to Contribution (DWC Form-033), effective immediately....
May 18 2022 // Jurors in a civil lawsuit decided last week that American Airlines did not bear responsibility for an alleged sexual assault against a flight attendant by a celebrity chef who was hired by the airline as an independent...
May 11 2022 // BXS Insurance, Inc. (BXSI), a subsidiary of Cadence Bank acquired the assets of Wall 2 Wall Benefit Services (Wall 2 Wall) which is headquartered in Stafford, Texas, a city within the Houston metropolitan statistical...