Local lawmaker sees bill to kill windstorm association as move to spark talks between sessions

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CORPUS CHRISTI — A last-minute bid to kill the state’s insurer of last resort for property owners along the Texas coast is designed to force discussions on the issue during the interim, a local lawmaker said. Senate Bill 44, introduced late Thursday by Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, would require the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association…

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STATE CAPITOL NEWS AND NOTES

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The following is a collection of news and notes from your State Capitol involving issues that affect House District 32. BARRATRY BILL SIGNED IN TO LAW Barratry is commonly known as the persistent incitement to litigation, typically by soliciting potential legal clients. It is also known as ambulance chasing. Under Section 38.12, Penal Code the…

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STATE CAPITOL NEWS AND NOTES

 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

The following is a collection of news and notes from your State Capitol involving issues that affect House District 32. BARRATRY BILL SIGNED IN TO LAW Barratry is commonly known as the persistent incitement to litigation, typically by soliciting potential legal clients. It is also known as ambulance chasing. Under Section 38.12, Penal Code the…

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Our legislative delegation gave quite a showing By Editorial Board

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CORPUS CHRISTI — Two South Texas lawmakers — state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen — stood especially tall in the 82nd Legislature’s recently concluded regular session. Hunter, as chairman of the House Calendars Committee, lived up to the unofficial title of third most powerful person in the Legislature,…

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Our legislative delegation gave quite a showing

 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

CORPUS CHRISTI — Two South Texas lawmakers — state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen — stood especially tall in the 82nd Legislature’s recently concluded regular session. Hunter, as chairman of the House Calendars Committee, lived up to the unofficial title of third most powerful person in the Legislature,…

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