Houston, TX, October 16, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, auto, professional, and personal lines coverages, is announcing a major addition to their Houston office. Looking to solidify …
More than one-third of the Austin Fire Department’s disciplinary measures since 2009 have been for alleged drunken driving incidents. The Austin American-Statesman reviewed the department’s internal disciplinary records from 2009 until July. It found 18 of 50 disciplinary measures were …
A church in the small Texas city devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion is funding an emergency alert system for the town’s residents. The system will allow West officials to deliver an automated phone message to residents in the case …
A Texas official says a carnival ride that injured two teenagers in El Paso over the weekend was insured and in compliance with state law. Texas Department of Insurance spokesman Jerry Hagins tells the El Paso Times the “Sidewinder” ride …
A beer-hauling truck accident in Houston has left two drivers slightly hurt and a leaky mess along a highway. Police say the two-vehicle wreck early Tuesday scattered dozens of cases of beer as the truck lost its load. Houston police …
The Austin, Texas, City Council has approved a law banning the use of hand-held cellphones and many other portable electronic devices while driving. The Austin American-Statesman reports the City Council approved the law on Aug. 28. It takes effect Jan. …
Federal authorities have determined that staff at a Dallas hospital endangered a patient in their care, marking the third time the hospital has been cited since promising to reform its psychiatric services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services claims …
Bastrop County in Texas has settled a federal lawsuit for $775,000 with the family of a high school student who suffered a brain injury after a deputy shot him with a Taser. The attorney representing Noe Niño de Rivera said …
An anonymous phone call to the Texas Arson Hotline has led to the arrest of an Austin woman who intentionally set fire to her apartment in order to receive an insurance payment. Ashlee King, 23, was jailed on charges of …
San Angelo, Texas, police have identified a man who fell 140 feet to his death while working on a downtown telephone tower. A police statement identified the worker as 28-year-old Cody Freeman of The Colony, a northern suburb of Dallas. …