In the event of a major hurricane, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association would have insufficient funds to pay its claims. Underpriced rates crowd out private insurers, putting the system at risk.
Economy
Don’t Fence Me In: Lianne’s Story
Family, then finances—and opportunity. Those are what brought Lianne Halpern back to tiny Shamrock, a small, dusty stop on the famous Route 66 in the Texas panhandle. Like generations of Americans before, Lianne and her family had traveled west along that route in search of the golden promises of California. Lianne’s father worked in the...
January 29, 2026