Texas lawmakers weigh phasing out windstorm insurer
Lt. Gov. Dewhurst asked a Senate committee to study ending the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and moving policies to commercial carriers to avoid a potential multi billion dollar hit in a severe hurricane year. The association, started in 1971, covers wind storm and hail for those lacking private market access with over 270,000 policies and up to 77 billion in coverage.
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Texas
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Dewhurst
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San Antonio Fire Chiefs Target 9 1 1 Callers
Fire officials in San Antonio plan a Mobile Integrated Health program to curb chronic 9 1 1 callers. Chief Charles Hood told the city council that about 285 residents make over 4,000 annual emergency calls, costing roughly 1.8 million dollars. the effort aims to reduce repeat calls by up to 85 percent.
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Charles Hood
San Antonio Express-News
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Associated Press
Ex-mortuary owners question permit renewal in Texas
Ex owners Rachel Hardy-Johnson and Dondre Johnson face seven misdemeanor counts of abuse of a corpse after their Johnson Family Mortuary in Fort Worth closed amid unpaid rent and found unrefrigerated corpses. A Texas Funeral Service Commission hearing on renewal was not on the agenda.
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Austin
Texas
Rachel Hardy-Johnson
Texas Funeral Service Commission
Kyle Smith
Smith
Hardy-Johnson
Johnson Family Mortuary
Fort Worth
Hardy Johnson
Dondre Johnson
Johnsons
Texas boards feud over new history textbooks adaptation
The Texas State Board of Education faces a renewed clash as critics charge upcoming social studies texts overstate Moses influence and portray Islam negatively. The first new public school texts since 2002 await November approval amid disputes over ideological bias and American exceptionalism.
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Texas
Moses
State Board of Education
U.S
State Board
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Texas Freedom Network Education Fund
United States
Miller’s
David Bradley
Miller
Bradley
United Nations
Ken Mercer
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Barnett Shale drilling boosts North Texas economy despite lower activity
A study for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce finds Barnett Shale drilling adds 1.8 billion dollars annually to North Texas, with 480.6 million in local taxes. Despite fewer new wells since 2012, productivity gains and infrastructure investment sustain revenues, says analyst Ray Perryman. Will Brackett notes wells are more productive due to advanced fracturing and horizontal drilling.
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Barnett
North
Texas
Baker Hughes Data
Barnett Shale
Ray Perryman
Will Brackett
Brackett
32 Whooping crane chicks count for Texas migration
Victoria Advocate reports 32 crane chicks at Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, about 40 percent of May nests produced fledglings. Officials expect the birds to begin arriving mid October at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell, Texas, part of a 304 bird flock survey.
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Texas
The
Victoria Advocate
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada
Stuart Macmillian
Aransas
Austwell
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