Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for August 6 |
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In today's Brief: The TV ad wars have started in the U.S. Senate race, federal officials have until Aug. 10 to provide advocacy groups information to help locate deported migrant parents, and the University of Texas System's governing board has named the system's next leader.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 08/06/2018   
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| Wells Fargo: Hundreds of Customers Lost Homes Due to Computer Glitch |
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Wells Fargo said the technical hiccup incorrectly prevented customers from modifying their mortgages. The bank first disclosed the issue in a regulatory filing on Friday, indicating it had set aside $8 million to compensate the customers who were affected. In 2009, the Treasury Department set up a program to help which allowed Americans who were struggling to make mortgage payments to apply for a loan modification. However, approximately 625 applicants who should have qualified had their application turned down by Wells Fargo due to the computer glitch.
DAN CANCIAN, Newsweek 08/06/2018
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| Store Clerk Accused of Selling Minor Alcohol Before Deadly Crash |
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A store clerk faces criminal charges for allegedly selling a bottle of alcohol to a 17-year-old who was then involved in an accident that killed two Atascocita girls. Gumaro Munoz Campos, 29, was charged Sunday with one count of Sale of Alcoholic Beverage to a Minor, a misdemeanor, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. If convicted, Campos could face up to a year in jail, a fine of up to $4,000 dollars, and his license suspended for up to 180 days. The arrest follows the July 25 crash that claimed the lives of Chloe Robison and Salma Gomez, both 16.
St. John Barned-Smith, Houston Chronicle 08/06/2018
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| TDI Allows Insurer to Deny Payments for Out-of-Network ER Visits |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will begin a controversial new program Monday in which it will not pay any expenses for an out-of-network emergency room visit if it is later determined the patient should have gone elsewhere for treatment. The new measure is expected to affect about 500,000 Texans with Blue Cross and Blue Shield health maintenance organization (HMO) plans. Claims will be scrutinized after the fact by a medical director hired by the insurer to determine the reason a patient chose going to the emergency room and whether treatment could have instead been handled at a less expensive clinic or by a family physician. The company also will look for over-treatment.
Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle 08/06/2018
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