TX Gov Candidates Argue HO Rates

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2002 Property Risk Management

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.

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http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2002/08/19/22471.htm

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