56 Alerts From the TEXAS Tag

Oversized Injury Verdicts may be on the Way out in Montana and Texas: NMA E-Newsletter #646

May 30, 2021 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, TEXAS

Over the past two years, insurance rates for trucking companies have increased an average of 20 to 25 percent. Umbrella or excess liability policies have increased even more—over 75 percent—which forces most trucking companies to carry less coverage. By federal law, all commercial haulers must carry $750,000 in liability insurance, which won’t cover most jury […]

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Protecting Wildlife and Motorists through Infrastructure Design: NMA E-Newsletter #625

January 3, 2021 • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, Public Private Partnership, SAFETY, speed limits, TEXAS, UTAH, Wildlife Crossings, WYOMING

Several states have recently announced that they have added wildlife over and underpasses, with many more on the way. Large animals such as deer, elk, and bears roam seasonally, frequently colliding with vehicles in the process. In Wyoming, for example, there are 6,000 documented collisions annually. Wildlife managers and transportation engineers use infrastructure design to […]

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Are Small Towns Addicted to Traffic Fines and Fees? NMA E-Newsletter #592

May 17, 2020 • ARKANSAS, Automated Traffic Enforcement, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OKLAHOMA, Parking Tickets, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED TRAP, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets

Editor’s Note: This article was initially written for the Spring edition of Driving Freedoms magazine. The information here pertained primarily to life before the COVID-19 crisis. Still, we believe traffic fines and fees will be even more of an issue for small towns (and big cities) everywhere due to shortfalls in the budgets that have […]

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NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547

July 7, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, civil asset forfeiture, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, IDAHO, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, MONTANA, MOVE OVER LAW, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC STOP, UTAH, VIRGINIA

April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]

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Law Enforcement’s National Threat Assessment Program (TAPS ACT) Predicts If You Pose a Future Threat: NMA E-Newsletter #546

June 30, 2019 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, TAPS Act, TEXAS

By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog It has been nearly two years since I reported on the dangers of creating a law enforcement run Mental Health Assessment (MHA) program. In Texas, police use MHA’s to “screen” every person they have arrested for mental illness. But the TAPS Act, first introduced in January 2019, would take […]

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