Texas Watch

11/17/2025

"Burn Pits 360, a national nonprofit advocating for veterans exposed to toxic hazards, is inviting the public to attend a pivotal court hearing in the case of Texas Department of Public Safety v. Capt. Le Roy Torres."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Kalen CottoEmail: kalen@bp360mail.org ROBSTOWN, Texas (Oct. 22, 2025) — Burn Pits 360, a national nonprofit advocating for veterans exposed to toxic hazards, is inviting the public to attend a pivotal court hearing in the case of Texas Department of Public Safet...

11/11/2025

We honor those who served to protect us all.

11/05/2025

In the Fall 2025 edition of "The Rundown," Executive Director Ware Wendell updates the public on what the insurance industry is up to, progress on important appraisal rules for policyholders, school bus safety, and a new video with flood resources for your family. Be sure to check out the links provided below.

10/27/2025

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls for vehicles last week, including notices for over 1.4 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls, including notices for vehicles from Ford, Ram and Tesla.

10/17/2025

Insurance companies need to open their books. More oversight is required to stop them from price gouging us.

Homeowners across America are seeing higher homeowners insurance premiums every year. The first step to solve this problem is an honest look at accurate data. But for years, insurance companies hardly made any information on their prices, claims, and coverage public.

10/01/2025

When it comes to floods in Texas -- seconds matter. These resources can help you prepare and recover.

09/30/2025

In the News: "'[D]o what you can to harden your home against that risk... Be proactive, as a consumer, to shop the market,' said Wendell."

Insurance companies are nonrenewing some policies in Texas due to hail risks. Learn how to protect your home.

09/26/2025

"The suit, filed in Dallas County on behalf of the family of Nicole LaJeunesse Gregory, accuses Hope Trans, its owner Aishat Magomedova and broker Covenant Logistics of putting profit ahead of safety by assigning a solo driver to a U.S. Postal Service run that federal rules required to have two operators."

The lawsuit says "calculated and reckless practices" directly led to the crash that killed five people in late June.

09/25/2025

"But most flood insurance policies in Texas are written by the federal government. If Congress doesn’t act to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program by Sept. 30, it will lapse, leaving thousands of Texans vulnerable during hurricane season, which goes through November."

There are 606,000 residential policies in Texas under the National Flood Insurance Program. Roughly half of those are in Harris County.

09/19/2025

"A Bastrop County judge sentenced the concrete truck driver involved in the deadly 2024 Hays Consolidated Independent School District school bus crash."

A Bastrop County judge sentenced the concrete truck driver involved in the deadly 2024 Hays Consolidated Independent School District school bus crash.

09/18/2025

"Texans with low credit scores are paying almost $3,000 more for home insurance on average each year than those with high scores, according to a new report that also found the scores impact consumer costs more than a home’s disaster risk."

Texans with low credit scores are paying almost $3,000 more for home insurance on average each year than those with high scores.

09/17/2025

Enshrined in the Constitution is our Seventh Amendment right to trial by jury, which is fundamental to the rule of law and self-government in the United States.