Texas weather is the leading reason why homeowner insurance is going up. Texas ranks number one in America for the most hail damage and obviously we get our share of tropical storm damage because of that. The cost of repairing roofs are a leading reason why Texas ranks number one for the cost of homeowners insurance. To rein that in, our proposed legislation creating a roof fortification program. A fortified roof on your home has special tiles, special nails, and special construction to make sure it's going to be far better capable of weathering even a hurricane. (00:30–00:39)
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Asserts that roof repair costs contribute to Texas having the highest homeowners insurance costs.
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