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Lawmakers Optimistic About a TWIA Compromise
Texas Tribune
John Carona, R-Dallas, speaks to the Senate after being appointed chair of the conference committee on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Assn. (TWIA) bill on June 27, 2011. State legislators say they've reached a compromise on reform of the Texas Windstorm ...
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Disaster relief
Memphis Commercial Appeal
And the work isn't done yet, since tornadoes are historically frequent throughout June and the 2011 hurricane season, which started June 1, is predicted to be above average. To donate, visit redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or text ...
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Hurricanes are fewer, and less intense, according to new research
Examiner.com
The north Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through November 30, and despite all the scary news coverage, the number of these destructive storms is lower today than at any time in recent memory. A new peer-reviewed research paper by Dr. ...
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Weather costs U.S. at least $23 billion as hurricane season arrives
Western Farm Press
A tropical system could be anything from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with winds more than 73 mph. $1.8 billion (2011 adjusted) is the median cost of an Atlantic hurricane that hits land in the United ...
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Low pressure system has 30 percent chance of becoming a storm
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Godsey said the low has potential to become the first named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season and if it does, it will be named Arlene. The low could also bring some moisture to Florida and produce some much needed rain tomorrow. ...
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Deal reached on TWIA bill, vote Tuesday
Houston Chronicle
The association, known as TWIA, is a nonprofit, state-supervised insurer of last resort for people who can't get private property insurance in 14 coastal counties and part of Harris County. The organization is subsidized with mandatory dues from ...
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Highlights from the Texas Capitol Monday
KIII TV3
Texas law already bans public servants from subjecting someone to a search he or ... allegations of collusion between claims adjusters and the association. ...
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Deal reached on TWIA bill, vote Tuesday
Houston Chronicle
Carona says the windstorm association is a quasi-state agency that can't be viewed as a bottomless pot of money for lawsuits. Gov. Rick Perry has said reshaping the agency was a critical issue for lawmakers at the start of hurricane season.
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Dewhurst: It's Up to the House to Pass Sanctuary Cities
Texas Tribune
The lieutenant governor outlined the compromise the two chambers had reached on the overhaul of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association as well. The final plan, which he said the governor supported, "closely resembled" the legislation the Senate had ...
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Texas Tribune
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Legislature finally moving on vital bills
San Antonio Express
John Smithee, R-Amarillo, the House sponsor of the TWIA legislation, said the agreement preserves the right of policy holders to go to court if the association commits “egregious†denial of claims. “My objective was to cut down on litigation as ...
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