Southwest Regional Office Issue Papers for the 78th Texas Legislature (Jan. 2003).
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• Cover
• Introduction
• Insurance Company Community Investments
• Insurance Underwriting and Credit Scores
• Public Counsel Offices
• Auto and Homeowners Insurance Rate Regulation
• High Cost Home Loans
• Usury Loopholes
• Financial Privacy
• Open Government
• Balancing Accountability Against Privacy
• Software Transactions
• Good Health Insurance Coverage Still Unaffordable, Still Inaccessible to Many
• Take Steps to Make Prescription Drugs more affordable
• Medical Quality Through Public Accountability
• Independent Review Key to Fairer Health System
• Give Manufactured Home Consumers Access to Mortgages
• Electric Utility Consumer Protection at a Crossroads
• Changes in the Regulation of Gas Utilities
• Telecommunications
• The High Cost of Vehicle Financing
• Funeral Service Regulation