As a potentially devastating category 3 hurricane nears the coast of Texas, another public insurance adjuster has been charged with insurance fraud. Elvira Chandler was charged by a Travis County, Texas, grand jury this week with filing fraudulent insurance claims …
The Texas House on Wednesday approved a statewide ban on texting while driving, advancing legislation that either fizzled out or was vetoed in previous years. Forty-six states have laws against texting while driving that typically also ban sending or reading …
Texas state Rep. Chris Turner, House District 101- Grand Prairie, has filed a measure that would clarify the definition of “claimant” in respect to a healthcare liability claim. HB 956 stems from the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in the Texas …
A bill has been filed in the Texas Senate aiming to stop squatters from using an obscure law to move into vacant or foreclosed homes. The Dallas Morning News reports the bill filed last week would require prospective squatters to …
A Texas state representative has filed a bill that would allow fire departments to accept volunteer assistance during an emergency and would protect shield those volunteers from liability. State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr. (Magnolia) filed, House Bill 487, would increase …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry in mid-June signed a measure backed by agents groups that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of insurance coverage. The governor also signed a bill requiring …