Texas / South Central News for January 2017
- FBI: Security Planning for Houston Super Bowl in Works for Years
- Late Planting, August Floods Hurt Louisiana Sweet Potato Crop
- Texas Seeking Public Members for Insurance Guaranty Boards
- UTHealth Study: 78% of Houston Hospital Workers Are Overweight or Obese
- New Lawsuit Against Baylor University Alleges 52 Rapes over 4 Years
- Attorneys to Receive $1.9M in Arkansas Marlboro Lights Case
- Oklahoma Lawmaker: Uniform Building Code Commission Staff Unnecessary
- Oklahoma to Host Public Meetings on Health Care, Insurance Reform
- Houston Seeks to Expedite Funding for Flood-Control Measures
- Wildfires in Central Oklahoma Destroy Homes, Damage Structures
- Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Named Vice-Chair of Two National Task Forces
- Arkansas Has Lowest Auto Insurance Rates in South Central Region
- 31 Houses Damaged or Destroyed by Tornadoes in Louisiana
- XL Catlin Adds Goebel, Buttner to Dallas Excess Casualty Team
- Oklahoma Forestry Officials: Fire Danger High
- Texas Construction Site Fire Leaves 1 Worker Dead, 1 Injured
- Judge: Sorrento, Louisiana, and Ex-Police Chief Must Pay Legal Fees
- Texas Stamping Office: Upward Trend Continues for Surplus Lines
- Arkansas Had More than 1,200 Wildfires Last Year
- Recovery Task Force Backs $1.2B Louisiana Flood Aid Plan
- Louisiana Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $7.6 M in 2016
- Oklahoma Lawmaker Proposes Changes to Personal, Corporate Income Taxes
- Regulators: Texas Workers’ Comp Attorney Fees Go Up Jan. 30
- Oklahoma Commissioner Touts Microinsurance, Other Ideas for Health Law Reform
- Arkansas Commissioner Tapped for NAIC Committee Leadership Post
- Arkansas Judge OKs $29.1M Payout in Cigarette Lawsuit
- Oklahoman Must Pay Back $525K for Embezzling Clients’ Insurance Money
- Oklahoma Company Fined More than $535K for Safety, Health Violations
- Nored Named to Head Legal Division at Texas Insurance Department
- Severe Storms Cause Damage Across Texas
- Judge Dismisses Biggest Civil Case in Austin Music Fest Crash
- Arkansas Jury Awards $2M to Former Railroad Engineer
- Arkansas Man Gets Five Years in Prison for $1.6M Insurance Fraud
- Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants More Focus on Repeat Drunk Drivers
- As GOP Seeks Repeal, Louisiana Governor Defends Medicaid Expansion
- Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Backs Plan for Rural Health Care
- Fire Destroys 20 Transit-System Buses in Northwest Arkansas
- Fire Danger Now High in Oklahoma but Icy Winter Storm on the Way
- Houston-Area Nightclub to Pay $139K in Disability Discrimination Case
- Argo Surety Names Layman VP, Chief Underwriting Officer
- Report: Oklahoma Saltwater Disposal Volumes Decline in Earthquake Zone
- Census: Work-Related Deaths Increase in Arkansas
- NFIP: Number of Flood Policies in Louisiana Spikes to More than 480K
- Shotts Named VP at Ascend Insurance Brokerage in Dallas
- Louisiana Governor: Homeowners Should Get Flood Plan Money by April
- New Traffic Cameras Activated in New Orleans
- Hot Springs, Arkansas Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $87.5K
- Annual Fee to Grow Medical Marijuana in Arkansas: $100K
- Coast Guard: Oil Platform in Gulf of Mexico on Fire
- Crew Leader in Deadly Texas Balloon Crash Killed in Motorcycle Accident
- Weather Service: At Least 8 Tornadoes Hit Louisiana on Jan. 2
- Texas OKs New Rule for Wrap-Up Construction Project Policies
- Texas Re-Certifies 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp
- Texas Lawmakers to Seek Transparency in Government/Private Business Deals
- Stephens Insurance Adds Braniff, Plumhoff as Executives in Houston
- More Earthquakes Strike Near Pawnee, Oklahoma
- Truck Crashes on Steep Arkansas Road Lead to More Warning Signs
- Texas Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to $1M Insurance Fraud
- Texas Surplus Lines Office Changes Acronym to SLTX
- Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decline Again
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