Texas Department of Insurance meetings in Austin, Corpus Christi postponed The department’s decision follows weeks of debate between Coastal lawmakers and Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman Corpus Christi Caller Times By Rick Spruill AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Insurance on Tuesday postponed meetings and a rule implementing a surcharge on insurance policies in Nueces and…

Too big to fail: Can Texas solve windstorm insurance? Corpus Christi Caller Times By Rick Spruill CORPUS CHRISTI — Building a consensus among lawmakers on how to rebuild the Texas Windstorm Insurance Agency always has been a challenge. It’s not going to get any easier next legislative session. Suggestions for diffusing costs of providing insurance…

Coastal Bend leaders take windstorm message to Brownsville Corpus Christi Caller Times By Rick Spruill Posted June 29, 2012 at 3 a.m. CORPUS CHRISTI — Coastal Bend lawmakers and leaders are taking the windstorm show on the road. A group including state Reps. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi; J.M. Lozano, R-Kingsville; Connie Scott, R-Robstown; and Raul…