A motorist sits in a truck partially buried in slushy hail near Amarillo, Texas on April 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Amarillo/Potter/Randall Office of Emergency Management)

(Bloomberg) — The vestiges of twin hailstorms that ravaged the south Texas coast in 2012 are now blowing through the halls of the Capitol in Austin.

Two of the state’s most-powerful lobbies, the insurance industry and trial lawyers, are gearing up for a fight over a push to ease penalties against companies that deny homeowners their hail-damage claims.

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