( January 5, 2026, 10:41 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — An auto insurer failed to meet its burden of showing that it would be prejudiced if an insured’s contractual and extracontractual claims are tried together, a Texas federal judge said Jan. 2 in denying the insurer’s motion to sever and abate the insured’s extracontractual claims in a coverage dispute over repairs made to the insured’s vehicle....