Texas has the most restrictive regulation of title rates and forms (policies) in the nation, allowing no opportunity for insurers to innovate with their products or lower rates to compete for business directly from the consumer. Texas should introduce competition into the title insurance market by moving to a file-and-use system.
Energy & Environment
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
June 2, 2026