In field from Austin and the Coast: Ron & guests look at how important the Texas Coast is to the overall state economy, and what would happen to coastal residents and the economy if the Texas Legislature raises the wind insurance rates to the extremely high number they want to.
Legislature Planning to Intentionally Punish Coast
4/26/09
Length: 20 minutes - Transcript
Guests
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Bob Shepard, Chair, IIAT Windstorm Task Force, Shepard Walton King Insurance Group -
Courtney Hayden, Alderwoman, South Padre Island Township, South Padre Island Business Owner
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Todd Hunter, (R) TX State Representative - Dist 32, Member, Committee on Insurance
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Solomon Ortiz, Jr., (D) TX State Representative - Dist 33, Member, Committee on Stimulus Funds
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Loyd Neal, (R) Nueces County Judge
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Leon Loeb, Landlord Resources Corpus Christi, Co-Chair, CC Chamber Gov. Affairs Committee
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Mostafa Malki, Assistant Professor in Business Administration, UT Brownsville/TSC