Texas news, down to the facts.

State Government

Texas Department of Insurance adopts appraisal rules for property and auto

The Texas Department of Insurance adopted rules implementing Senate Bill 458 from 2025, which requires personal automobile and residential property insurance policies in Texas to include an appraisal provision.

Where
Statewide
When
Nov. 6, 2026
Sources
From an official record

Taxes and money

None stated in sources.

Does this affect you?

Who's involved

  • Texas Department of Insuranceadopted rules

The facts

  • TDI adopted rules to implement Senate Bill 458 (89R, 2025) requiring appraisal provisions in personal automobile and residential property insurance policies.1

Sources

Who's covering Texas →

  1. TDI adopts new rules on the appraisal process for residential property and personal auto Texas Department of Insurance , official record, November 6, 2026

This sheet was written by AI from the sources above and adds nothing they don't state. Read the originals for full context.

Spot an error on this sheet?

All corrections and updates

Keep reading

Meta president says Texas governor-elect requested meeting about data centers

Meta President Dina Powell McCormick said a newly elected governor who campaigned on restricting data centers requested a meeting after taking office, stating "we don't want these jobs to go elsewhere." McCormick declined to name the governor but multiple sources identify the governor-elect as Gina Hinojosa of Texas.

about $145 billion for meta data center capital expenditure

Dina Powell McCormick, Meta President; Gina Hinojosa, Texas Governor-elect; Greg Abbott, Texas Governor

Reported by 2 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News

Texas A&M Space Institute director Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg prepares facility opening

Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg, director of the Texas A&M University Space Institute, discussed her background as a former NASA astronaut and her work preparing the institute for opening. The institute, located on 32 acres adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, will support mission training and research across engineering disciplines.

Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg, Director of Texas A&M University Space Institute and former NASA astronaut; Texas A&M University Space Institute, Institution preparing for opening adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center

Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News

Texas data center restrictions emerge after Democratic election victories

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race after campaigning on a moratorium on data center development. Voters in Texas and other states approved restrictions on data center projects, and tech companies face new scrutiny from Democratic leaders.

$1 billion for planned data center construction spending

Gina Hinojosa, Democrat, Texas governor-elect; Greg Abbott, Republican, outgoing Texas governor; Dina Powell McCormick, Meta president and 3 more

Reported by 21 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News

Texas Higher Education Board invites survey on educational resource adoption

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board invited Texas public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges to participate in the Open Educational Resources Fifth Biennial Landscape Survey, which assesses adoption and use of OER across Texas higher education institutions.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, government agency conducting survey; Carrie Gits, Assistant Commissioner, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships; Maryanne Maddoux, Program Director, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships

From an official record

Gov.-elect Hinojosa announces transition team, pledges bipartisan administration

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa held her first news conference and announced her transition team, pledging to build a bipartisan administration. The transition team includes Joe Madden as executive director, Ernest Bailes, Ryan Pollock, and Tamala Barksdale as senior adviser.

Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect; Joe Madden, Transition team executive director; Ernest Bailes, Transition team member, former state representative and 3 more

Reported by 25 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News

All of today's news