{"id":171527,"date":"2026-02-19T16:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/171527\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:31:07","slug":"insured-texas-drivers-have-a-consumer-bill-of-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/171527\/","title":{"rendered":"Insured Texas drivers have a consumer bill of rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you insure your car or truck, you get lots of information\u2014including a Texas consumer bill of rights for auto insurance.<\/p>\n

Too much information? Let\u2019s make this easier.<\/p>\n

In Texas, you have the right to:<\/p>\n

Call the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for free for information and help with a complaint against an insurance company.
\nChoose the repair shop and parts for your vehicle. An insurance company can\u2019t tell you or the body shop what brand, age, vendor, or condition of the parts you can use. They also aren\u2019t required to pay more than a reasonable amount.
\nAsk your insurance company about your policy. The company can\u2019t use your questions to determine your premium or deny, non-renew, or cancel your coverage. You can ask questions about your policy, the company’s claims filing process, and whether the policy will cover a loss\u2014unless the question is about damage that results in an investigation or claim.
\nDispute the amount of your claim payment or what your policy covers. Contact your insurance company or the body shop. You can also ask an attorney or appraiser to look at the damage.
\nCancel your policy any time and be refunded the remaining premium.
\nFile a complaint with TDI.<\/p>\n

Read the full bill of rights on TDI\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Have a question about insurance? Call the Texas Department of Insurance at 800-252-3439 or visit\u00a0www.tdi.texas.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you insure your car or truck, you get lots of information\u2014including a Texas consumer bill of rights…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[69370,69367,69366,69368,69371,50264,27,50263,29,28,69369],"class_list":["post-171527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-auto-bill-of-rights-in-texas","tag-automobile-insurance","tag-consumer-bill-of-rights","tag-consumer-bill-of-rights-for-auto-insurance","tag-insurance-consumer-rights-in-texas","tag-tdi","tag-texas","tag-texas-department-of-insurance","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-what-are-my-consumer-rights-for-auto-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}