All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2024 // Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report.The latest report compiles 2,870 open cases of groundwater contamination, some of...
Dec 16 2024 // Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants in ten states and multiple locations in the Houston area, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to...
Dec 13 2024 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of violation against Allstate-owned Arity, a mobile data company that collects drivers’ information, for breaching the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act...
Dec 12 2024 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicalsThe lawsuit alleges the companies for decades...
Dec 12 2024 // A federal court on Wednesday affirmed a federal judge’s 2021 ruling imposing a $14.25 million penalty on Exxon Mobil for thousands of violations of the federal Clean Air Act at the company’s refinery and...
Dec 11 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Southerland and Associates, Inc., an agency based in Austin, Texas. The strengthens Inszone’s footprint in Texas, enhancing the company’s ability to...
Dec 11 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition Commercial Insurance of Texas Agency Services, a specialized agency based in Texas. This strategic acquisition strengthens Inszone’s presence in Texas and...
Dec 11 2024 // WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly crash of two vintage military planes at a 2022 air show in Texas was caused by a lack of proper planning to keep aircraft separated and relying instead on a “see-and-avoid...
Dec 10 2024 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company is announcing the recipients in the second round of its 2024 request for proposal initiative.The company is awarding more than $4.5 million to nearly 70 organizations across the state to...
Dec 10 2024 // The Texas Stock Exchange is getting ready to plant its flag in the Dallas real estate market.The upstart bourse backed by investors including BlackRock Inc. and Citadel Securities will open a temporary headquarters this...
Dec 10 2024 // NFP announced the acquisition of Capstone Strategies, LLC, a P&C and benefits broker located in Midland, Texas. Capstone Strategies founders Blake Johnston and Brandon Sheppard will join NFP as senior vice presidents,...
Dec 9 2024 // In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region’s shallow aquifers. Many more...
Dec 6 2024 // A U.S. Department of Labor investigation revealed that proper workplace safety training and correct storage of pallets taller than 16 feet could have prevented the fatal injuries suffered by a forklift operator at a tire...
Dec 6 2024 // Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in Texas.Patrick, who presides over the Senate and largely controls the...
Dec 5 2024 // GEICO announced the addition 500 new jobs in North Texas in an expansion of its commercial insurance business.Of these positions, 300 will support GEICO’s commercial operations at its Richardson office, which has...
Dec 5 2024 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comments for a proposed rule to allow treating doctors to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine...
Dec 5 2024 // Texas’ grid operator warned that the state should prepare for extreme cold this winter but said the state’s main power grid is better equipped than in previous years to withstand a powerful winter storm.At a...
Dec 4 2024 // Upland Capital Group announced it is expanding into a new market with the introduction of a Product Recall product to its portfolio.The new product focuses on product defect coverage for component parts and consumer goods...
Dec 2 2024 // JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts to limp, each step slower. Then it grows stiff.Then it’s quick. There’s nothing to be done. The...
Dec 2 2024 // Texas’s worker’s compensation market is stable and steadily growing.The workers’ comp market is one of the few consistently profitable lines in the state, according to the Worker’s Compensation...