TWIA meets tomorrow

Independent Analysis Recommends Windstorm Insurance Rate Hikes of 44%

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Actuarial and Underwriting Committee meets Tuesday to consider an independent review of rates and make a recommendation to the...
Blue Bell

Blue Bell Hit With Largest-Ever Criminal Fine Over 2015 Listeria Case

The little creamery in Brenham has been given a not so little fine for its 2015 listeriosis outbreak that was linked to three deaths...

Noticing More Creepy Crawlies at Home? Here’s What to Do.

Are you noticing more roaches, ants and mice in your home these days? Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, said it’s because we...
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State Changes COVID-19 Reporting Method to Improve Accuracy

At one point in mid-August, the state was reporting a COVID-19 positivity rate of more than 24%. In reality, the percentage of tests coming...
TRA disputes study saying Covid changes increase at restaurants

Texas Restaurant Association Disputes Findings about Spread of COVID-19

Among adults tested for the coronavirus at 11 U.S. health care facilities in July, none of which were in Texas, those who were infected...
Text Scam Package

Got a Text About A Package? AG Ken Paxton Says Don’t Click It.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning people this week about a scam involving text messages.  The messages include fraudulent links or false delivery information....
Fort Hood

Fort Hood: The Whole Story, So Far, of a String of Suspicious Deaths

Fort Hood has been the center of a bizarre and horrific set of tragedies in 2020. The circumstances are so strange and awful that...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Abbott Calls on Candidates to Pledge not to Defund Police

Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on every candidate for public office and all Texans to pledge not to defund police.  “Some cities in Texas want...
Health Care Workers in Texas Now Trained to Spot Human Trafficking

Some Texas Health Care Workers Now Must Learn to Spot Human Trafficking

A Texas law that aims to train health care workers to spot human trafficking goes into effect this week.  The new law requires people in...
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Dallas Police Chief Hall Resigns

Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall has announced she will be leaving the department at the end of the year. The 49-year old has...
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