Attorney: Nearly $52M in Ike damage claims are pending

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A lawyer representing a group of Gulf coast cities and school districts says they’re still owed nearly $52 million by the state’s windstorm insurer from damage caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008.
Attorney Shaun Hodge tells The Galveston County Daily News that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, a division of the Texas Department of Insurance, has “delayed every step of the way.”
The city of La Marque and the Texas City school district are