Lawmakers have given up on a controversial bill that would have made it harder for Texas homeowners and businesses to sue their insurance companies to recover damages after storms. Senate Bill 1628, which passed the upper chamber on a party-line vote last month, failed to make it to the state House floor before a key deadline and could not be added on to any other bill, said Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, who sponsored it in that … [Read more...]
1-800-CAR-WRECK: Insurance bill once backed by industry now seen as flawed
Support is eroding quickly in the Legislature for a bill that was originally drafted to curb insurance-related lawsuits after hail storms and other weather disasters. Many insurance companies and tort reformers saw an early version of Senate Bill 1628 by state Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, as a proposal they could get behind. But the bill has gone through so many changes since its introduction that even some of its most ardent supporters … [Read more...]
