Massive wind damage from a powerful derecho that struck Houston and surrounding areas on May 16, 2024, and revealed critical gaps in homeowners’ insurance coverage, leaving many residents struggling ...

Insurance prices spike with severe weather forecasts and plummet after storm season ends—shopping in early spring could ...

Three people were injured in a possible shootout in Southwest Houston. DALLAS — Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they ...

HOUSTON — Homeowners in the Houston area spent more than $2.2 billion on homeowners insurance last year, but many still aren’t fully protected. Whether you’re shopping for a new policy or reevaluating ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This week in D.C., some lawmakers are ringing the alarm about extreme weather causing an increase in homeowners' insurance rates. 13 Investigates looked through Texas ...

As lawmakers look for ways to rein in rising home insurance costs this session, they are without a key data point that most other states have: where homeowners are being dropped by their insurance ...

HOUSTON — Jonathan Leopold is one of Houston’s newest homeowners. “The American dream. You know, work hard, save up some money and find a house to set some roots,” Leopold said. But the part of the ...

CLEAR LAKE, Texas (KTRK) -- John Cobarruvias fell in love with his Clear Lake neighborhood when he first moved there with his family in 1989. "It was just a perfect place for us and our kids and over ...

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 ...

It is only a matter of time before the property insurance crisis, which has already affected California and Florida, reaches Texas, according to experts. As coverage becomes increasingly unaffordable ...

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