TX House Insurance Committee:

Contact the Committee

TX Senate Insurance Committee:

Contact the Committee

Watch live broadcasts of the Texas House and Senate:
  - House
  - Senate

Downloadable Information:

  - House Bill 911 Substitute

    House Bill 4733

  - Senate Bill 14

Perryman Study:

An Economy at Risk:

       - Press Release

       - Perryman Study

  - Information request letter from Rep. Todd Hunter &  Rep. Craig Eiland

  - Press Release by Chamber

Partner Links:

  - Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce

  - Corpus Christi Association of Realtors

  - Builders Association Corpus Christi Area

  - Associated General Contractors of America South Texas Chapter

Email the Chamber:

Meredith@theccchamber.org

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Windstorm Legislation

WINDSTORM ALERT!

View Texas Storm Maps from 1961-2008 here.

Governor Perry to sign the Windstorm Bill at the Ortiz Center, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

Memo from our CEO:  Winstorm Bill Signing

A big THANK YOU to our local delegates:  Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Representatives Abel Herrero, Todd Hunter and Solomon Ortiz Jr.  Without their hard work and the support of many other local and coastal representatives we would not have been successful.

Both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives passed HB 4409 unanimously.

For a break down of what this means:

- The Comparison

- All Coastal Counties

- Nueces County

- Property Owner: $500,00 Commercial Building

- Property Owner:  $150,000 House

Courtesy of the Galveston Windstorm Action Committee Inc.

- Terrifying Features in HB 911

- SB 14, Summary, March 22, 2009

Messages from Our Legislature:

- Rep Solomon Ortiz Jr.

- Rep Abel Herrero

BACKGROUND:

The legislature is considering a restructure of the Windstorm Insurance program in Texas.  Several bills have been introduced with various ideas.  Some good and some bad.  The Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce is monitoring all the proposals.  HB 911 and SB 14 are of grave concerns as of this writing.

The wrong law could stop development, make insurance extremely expensive, cause property values to drop, and cause taxes to go up.  If the wrong bill passes it could Kill the Texas Coast.

The Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce Position Statement...