Columns & Opinions

A growing number of Texas homeowners are forgoing buying homeowners insurance as premiums skyrocket, according to a recent report from the Texas comptroller. Recent natural disasters – hurricanes, severe storms and wildfires – have prompted some insurers to limit or even eliminate coverage in Texas. Daniel Oney, research director of the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, says premium increases in Texas have outpaced the rest of the country.

Johnny Ringo led a life filled with violence. Though he was famous for his last months in Arizona, fate also brought him to Texas for a time. What turned him to a life of crime remains uncertain; but in his short, blood-soaked life, he left a deep impact on the history of the West.

Cass County Judge Travis Ransom