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Discriminatory windstorm bill
Corpus Christi Caller Times
HB 272 had a 15 percent rate increase for most of the county, a complicated claims procedure that would take as long as a year and provisions that made it difficult to file a lawsuit against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. ...
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School finance resolved, but special session may still loom
Austin American-Statesman
The House and Senate cannot come to agreement on their versions of a bill to overhaul the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. And with lawmakers effectively out of time, it doesn't look as if they'll get a bill out. Gov. Rick Perry told legislative ...
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Texas lawmaker says wind insurance bill could force special session
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Chris Tomlinson AP AUSTIN -- Of all the possible reasons for the governor to call a special session, proposed reforms to a wind insurance program may provide the trigger. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is the insurer of last resort for ...
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Floridians might as well be Rip Van Winkle in hurricane season
The News-Press
With a hat tip to Washington Irving and in honor of the 2011 hurricane season, the sixth since anything stronger than a tropical storm has made landfall in Florida going back to Wilma doing its wild and whacky thing from west to east across the ...
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Special session on TWIA is likely, legislative leaders say
Austin American-Statesman (blog)
By Tim Eaton | Friday, May 27, 2011, 08:28 PM Texas House and Senate leaders said today that a special legislative session focusing on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is probably going to happen. Legislative leaders said the Senate and House ...
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Don't ignore facts about hurricanes
Jacksonville Daily News
Instead, those who live in hurricane-vulnerable Eastern North Carolina need to be aware of the facts that surround the season: Fact: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it's anticipating a busier than average 2011 hurricane season. ...
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Five Facts About Hurricane Season, Which Starts Wednesday
Patch.com
"Arlene: The name of the first Atlantic storm of 2011. Hurricane names rotate in a six-year cycle with the 2011 list being a repeat of the 2005 names. The World Meteorological Organization retired the names of four major hurricanes that made landfall ...
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Town fine-tunes hurricane response plans and urges vigilance as season begins
Palm Beach Daily News
Town officials do stand ready, however, to discuss 2011 hurricane season plans if civic or other groups want to set up an event, says Jay Boodheshwar, director of recreation, who also oversees emergency government operations for the town. ...
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Perry takes wind out of overhaul of storm agency
Houston Chronicle
"There is still time to fix the TWIA bill" before the Legislature adjourns Monday, he said. If an agreement is not reached, however, he said "it would certainly be an important reason to call a special session." Under current law, consumers can sue for ...
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Updated: A Special Session for Windstorm Insurance?
Texas Tribune
John Smithee, R-Amarillo, said as much as he'd like to avoid a special legislative session, there have been no developments overnight into the standoff over the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Smithee said he's working to get the House conferees ...
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