Perry says reshaping Texas' storm insurance program a possibility for Legislature's special session
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he may add reshaping the troubled Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to a special legislative session he's already convened on redistricting, but wouldn't yet say for sure whether he'll give lawmakers more to do.
Perry called the Legislature back immediately after its 140-day regular session ended Monday, giving legislators 30 extra days to approve new electoral district voting maps — and any other item of his choosing. He said it was still "a little premature" to be adding items to the agenda, but when asked specifically whether the agency known as TWIA could be one of them, answered "it's certainly possible."
The governor said it was an issue "we've spent a lot of time working on and trying to find a solution to. It's a complex issue as diverse as the state is with the huge exposure that we have along the Gulf Coast."
TWIA is a nonprofit, state-supervised insurer of last resort for people who can't get private property insurance in 14 coastal counties and part of Harris County, which includes Houston.
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