A 10% reduction in title insurance premiums was recently ordered by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), with the regulator citing profit ratios that were deemed to be excessive. The mandate is ...

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Many North Texans worry the state is becoming unaffordable. With each rise in home insurance premiums, some wonder whether they'll be able to stay in their home for the foreseeable future. Many have ...

Texas homeowners’ insurance rates are rising fast, and there is little the Texas Legislature or anyone else can do to slow them down. Average premiums for Texans have jumped 43% since 2023 and will ...

Texas lawmakers and an insurance regulator are taking a closer look at bundling and whether insurers should be able to require consumers to buy home and auto policies with the same company. Customers ...

Texas has joined Louisiana and Florida as the states with the highest home insurance rates as coverage areas continue to shrink. Houston Chronicle reporter Megan Kimble, speaking on Houston Matters, ...

Texas Lawmakers continue to look at ways to cut property taxes and increase homestead exemptions, but there’s another part of the home affordability equation that’s also key to driving costs down: ...

Lawmakers in the Texas Senate this week began debating a pair of home insurance reforms, the first major response to skyrocketing premiums across the state. Bills filed by Sen. Charles Schwertner, a ...

HOUSTON – In recent years, Texas homeowners have faced a daunting challenge: skyrocketing home insurance premiums. This issue has become increasingly pressing, particularly following a series of ...

As we approach the record for the longest government shutdown, Texas’ housing market could feel a crunch.

Across Central Texas, recovery is continuing in communities devastated by floods, but it will be a long and expensive road ahead. In the Big Sandy Creek area, crews are documenting and accounting for ...