For many Texans, title insurance has become an obligatory step on the pathway to homeownership. Therefore, it’s important that the title insurance market be competitive to keep prices at the lowest possible level while still maintaining a high quality of service. In a recent poll, 72 percent of Texans supported choice and competition in title insurance.
Protecting American Jobs and ‘Made in the USA’
In April 2002, Levi’s cut 3,300 jobs nationwide from its workforce, as it moved production overseas for cheaper foreign labor. Of those 3,300 jobs, 1,919 were in Texas, and one of those was my mom, who had worked at the Brownsville factory for years. Levi’s was trying to keep up with the oversaturated jeans market,...