Texas homeowners see rate cuts from state insurance order
The Texas Department of Insurance orders major homeowners insurers to cut rates, forecasting savings of more than 510 million dollars for Texas consumers. The reductions affect about 95 percent of the Texas homeowners market, under Senate Bill 14 enacted in June 2003.
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Cox Stin
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas
TDI
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Traffic light changes prompt reader questions in Brownfield
A letter to the editor questions the reasoning behind a 1st Street traffic light shift. The writer cites Broadway Tate and Hill Streets traffic, truck impact on brick streets, potential crashes, and who will repair West Broadway as trucks damage the road.
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1St Street
Combes
Broadway
Tate
Hill Streets
Brownfield
Hill Street
Mr. Combes
West Broadway
Highway Department
City
Seabiscuit fails to clinch glory in mixed review
The Movie Man critiques Seabiscuit as very good but not great. Strong acting by Bridges Cooper and Maguire elevates the film though its opening and length feel overlong. The project is praised for racing scenes and period ambiance, with reservations on pacing and an overbearing moral backbone.
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Nellie
Seabiscuit
Gladiator
Forrest Gump
Gump
Pulp Fiction
Jeff Bridges
Chris Cooper
Tobey Maguire
Charles Howard
Bridges
America
Tom Smith
Cooper
Red Pollard
Maguire
Marcela
Elizabeth
California
War Admiral
Enterprise
Gary Ross
Ross
Amistad
Man
McCullough
Russell Crowe
Crowe
State orders 32 firms to cut homeowners insurance rates
The state requires 32 insurance companies to lower homeowners rates with limits on former Texas Department of Criminal Justice staff. Senate consent awaited before the bill reaches the governor. Meanwhile Larry Todd, longtime PIO for the prison system, retires and returns to “the free world” in Amarillo.
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Texas
House
Prison System Board
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Senate
Larry Todd
Amarillo
Making a Difference by Gina Caswell Kelly
A personal reflection comparing parenting to repainting crosswalks for children. The author urges continuous guidance as kids grow, stressing consistent moral boundaries, care for others, service, and love to help children return to safe decisions. It ends by urging readers to assess their own painted crosswalks as school starts.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
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Texas Press Association
Texas Department of Agriculture
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