TX Gov Candidates Argue HO Rates

The two Texas gubernatorial candidates continue to trade barbs over the state's tumultuous homeowners insurance market, further proving that higher premiums have become a major issue in the campaign. According to the Dallas Morning News, Democratic candidate Tony Sanchez has increased calls for a special session of the Texas Legislature to address the issue, with Republican governor Rick Perry continuing to dismiss the appeal as unnecessary. During a five-stop bus tour through East Texas, Sanchez asserted that Perry' s refusal to call a special session is proof of his ties to the insurance industry, which has donated nearly $900,000 to the governor's campaigns in the last five years.