Texas Department of Insurance

Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez proposed the Auto Insurance Public Option Act, a bill aimed at reducing auto insurance premiums with state-administered coverage.

Ahead of next year’s legislative session, Texas lawmakers are hearing testimony about skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates. NBC 5 Responds reporter Diana Zoga takes a closer look.

Texas lawmakers are hearing testimony about rising homeowners insurance rates and working to see what can be done to lower premiums.

New data obtained by NBC 5 Investigates reveals how dramatically Texas homeowners insurance rates are rising as insurance companies try to re-group from a string of disasters with losses topping $1 billion each.