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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

Insurance hikes make affordable housing tougher 

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 Rea…