Texas Watch

09/02/2026

Your auto policy was used to spy on you.

The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent.

08/24/2026

"Ware Wendell, the executive director of Texas Watch, a citizen advocacy nonprofit, applauded Abbott’s letter, but said that 'strong laws' were still needed to regulate insurance companies. 'Lawmakers need to focus like a laser on the conduct of insurance companies after years of double-digit rate increases and record profits,' he said."

The move comes as the Republican governor is campaigning on an affordability slate that calls for a $400 million grant fund to help homeowners strengthen their roofs.

08/24/2026

“'When there has been a tragedy like this where a little girl has died, you would think that regulators would swarm that office the next day, and here it seems that there were months of delay,' Wendell said."

“When there has been a tragedy like this where a little girl has died, you would think that regulators would swarm that office the next day.”

08/19/2026

"[O]f the 29 claims he reviewed, 23 had been revised with lower value estimates."

A new lawsuit accuses the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association of fraud resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars wrongfully withheld from coastal homeowners.

08/18/2026

"Americans have grown weary of five years of rising costs for necessities like food, gasoline and electricity."

The drop in consumer sentiment and weak retail sales suggest Americans are not happy with current economic conditions.

08/13/2026

Read the article here.

08/11/2026

"When we talk about increasing housing cost burden, insurance is a key variable in that equation.”

Fast-rising homeowners insurance costs are eating into a larger part of virtually all Texans’ budgets — with lower-moderate-income residents particularly feeling the pain.

08/10/2026

“'The industry uses claim lowballing and denials to wring extra profit out of customers who don’t have the resources or, in some states, the rights to fight back,' said Douglas Heller, director of insurance at the Consumer Federation of America."

Auto insurers didn’t pay out on 45% of auto liability and medical claims they resolved last year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

08/06/2026

Everyday Texans are feeling the pinch of these prices. Texas lawmakers must step in to protect their constituents.