The Rundown - Spring 2024

In the Spring 2024 edition of "The Rundown," Executive Director Ware Wendell updates the public on the historic Panhandle wildfires, insurance claim information, the EPA’s recent ban on asbestos, as well as patient safety resources and coverage. Be sure to check out the links provided below.
Timecodes:
Intro: 00:00
Wildfires & weather claims: 00:42
Asbestos ban: 02:21
Patient safety week: 03:11
End: 03:59
​Resources:
1. House Investigative Committee on Panhandle Wildfires (Site):
capitol.texas.gov/Committees/...
2. “Speaker Dade Phelan creates investigative committee on Panhandle wildfires,” KCBD 11 (Video/Article): www.kcbd.com/2024/03/12/speak...
3. Our #StormHelp insurance resources page (Site):
www.texaswatch.org/stormhelp
4. Diana Zoga’s piece on insurance tips during extreme weather, NBCDFW 5 (Video/Article): www.nbcdfw.com/news/nbc-5-res...
5. Our “Supreme Court Alert” on the Rodriguez v. Safeco insurance decision (Blog):
www.texaswatch.org/blog/supre...
6. “EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted,” Associated Press (Article): apnews.com/article/epa-asbest...
7. Our “In Conversation” interview with Professor Jeffrey B. Simon (Video):
• In Conversation: Last ...
8. “Last Rights: The Fight to Save the 7th Amendment” by Prof. Jeffrey B. Simon, Dorrance Publishing (Book): bookstore.dorrancepublishing....
9. Our Patient Safety Week series (Infographics):
Tort "Reform": www.texaswatch.org/patient-sa...
Preventable Medical Errors: www.texaswatch.org/patient-sa...
10. “State Medical Boards,” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO (Video):
• State Medical Boards: ...
11. Matt Grant’s “Still Practicing” series on dangerous doctors, KXAN (Videos/Articles):
www.kxan.com/still-practicing/
12. “Look Up a License,” Texas Medical Board (Site):
www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/look...
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Texas Watch is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of consumers, workers, patients, and policyholders. Learn more at www.texaswatch.org/.
Leg. Adv. paid for by Texas Watch, Ware Wendell, Executive Director, P.O. Box 42198, Austin, TX 78704.

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Thank you for the updates!