Texas / South Central News for August 2019
- U.S. Gulf Coast Refineries Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Dorian
- Texas Hospital Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $40K
- Texas’ $77B 10-Year Transportation Plan Targets Roadway Safety, Traffic Congestion
- Texas Insurance Regulators Outline New Workers’ Comp Laws
- Hurricane Barry Disaster Declaration Approved for Louisiana
- Concerns Arise About How Oklahoma’s Opioid Settlement Money Will Be Used
- Texas’ Fee-Charging Driver Responsibility Program Ends Sept. 1
- Storm Spawns Possible Tornado in Oklahoma
- Burger King Franchise in Oklahoma to Pay $30K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
- Fargo Appointed Chairman of USAA in San Antonio
- H-E-B in Texas Recalls Some Ice Cream from More Than 100 Stores
- New Texas Law Requires Home Sellers to Reveal More About Flood History, Risks
- J&J Found Liable; Ordered to Pay Less Than Investors Feared in Oklahoma Opioid Trial
- Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, State Farm at Odds Over Hurricane Deductibles
- Carbon Monoxide Leak at Houston Complex Sends 18 to Hospital
- One General Agency Acquires Renewal Rights to Oklahoma City MGA’s Business
- Austin Association of Insurance Professionals Supports Schools
- Fire Station in Texas Latest Recovery From Hurricane Ike
- Union Pacific Worker In Texas Dies, Pinned Between Tankers
- Ransomware Attack Strikes 20 Texas Local Governments
- Major J&J Opioid Ruling Expected Monday Out of Oklahoma
- 5,000 And Counting in Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program
- Flooding Left 1.3M Acres Unplanted in Arkansas This Year
- Texas A&M Forest Service Activates Airtanker Base to Help Combat Wildfires
- Parish in Louisiana Getting $5.3M to Elevate 88 Homes
- Lawsuit Alleges Louisiana Restaurant Pressured Servers to Perform Unpaid Work
- Number of Wildfires Down in Louisiana Over 10-Year Period
- American Airlines Seeking Money from Unions for Flight Cancellations
- Flooded Mississippi River Still a Threat as Hurricane Season Heats Up
- Texas Auto Burglary/Theft Prevention Fee Rises
- In Texas, Higginbotham and Exploration Insurance Group Merge
- Service American Indemnity Hires Clymer as New Sr. VP, Program Business
- Texas Still Tops for Hail Claims
- TDI to Agents, TPAs: Strict Liability Applies to Sales of Unauthorized Insurance
- Feds Want $17M-Plus to Resolve Dallas Medical Center Kickback Scheme
- FEMA Awards $2.7M to Orange County, Texas, for Flood Damage Project
- Oklahoma Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Fraud; Agrees to Pay $1M Restitution
- Insurance Technologies Corp. Acquires Ohio’s Smart Harbor
- Priority One Compliance in Texas Approved for Trucking Insurance Continuing Ed
- 2 Injured When Ride Derails at Benton County Fair in Arkansas
- New Louisiana Injured Worker Compensation Weekly Amounts Effective Sept. 1
- Earthquakes Rattle Parts of Oklahoma
- Texas’ Tricolor Launches Auto Insurance Option for Low Income Consumers
- 3 Sue Louisiana Pipeline Owner, Others Over Bayou Bridge Protest Arrests
- Thieves Steal ATM in Louisiana Using Stolen Truck, Trailer, Forklift
- Police: Louisiana Woman Purposely Hurt Toddler to Get Insurance Money
- Temple OK’d to Run Against Donelon in Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Race
- Feds Grant Oklahoma Tribe Disaster Designation Following Storms
- Feds End Post-Patient Death Oversight of Houston’s St. Luke Hospital
- Louisiana Painting, Sandblasting Company to Pay $90K to Settle Disability Lawsuit
- Settlement Reached in 2016 San Antonio Sinkhole Death: $15M
- New Texas Law Aims to Crack Down on Roof Repair Scams
- Low Unemployment Rates a Problem for San Antonio Hotels
- Alliant Insurance Acquires Oklahoma’s Fred Daniel & Sons
- Texas Windstorm Insurer: No Rate Hike for 2020
- Next Level Acquires North Texas Employee Benefits Provider, A&H Benefits
- City Officials Can Be Charged If Sewers Aren’t Fixed, Arkansas Prosecutor Says
- Texas Considering $600M in Upgrades to Prevent Highway Deaths
- Medical Marijuana Heading to Dispensary Shelves in Louisiana
- 2 Years After Harvey, Houston Getting Initial Millions for Flood Control
- U.S. Risk Acquires Houston’s U.S. E&O Brokers
- Oklahoma Independent Agents Group Confirms Officers for 2019-2020
- Texas High Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process
- Louisiana Flood Victims End Lawsuit Against Trump, HUD Over Disaster Aid
- Official: Harris County Sues Exxon Over Air Pollution from Petrochemical Fire
- Fourth Death in Eight Months at Texas Hospital Blamed on Faulty Care
- Health Insurers Seek Average 2% Rate Hike for Arkansas Exchange
- Fire at Texas Plant Could Disrupt Exxon’s Chemical Business
- Closely-Watched Oklahoma Public Nuisance Case Over Opioids Now in Judge’s Hands
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