TL;DR summary:

• The Hettler Insurance Agency Blog has been named one of the 60 Best Texas Insurance Blogs to Follow in 2026 by FeedSpot, the independent blog-discovery service, ranking at #19 on the statewide list.
• FeedSpot ranks lists by content relevancy, subject expertise, posting frequency, and freshness — combined with editorial review. It is third-party recognition, not a paid placement, and industry-focused blogs are ranked higher than brand-promotional ones.
• For a Lubbock-based independent agency founded in 1992, being named to a statewide Texas list alongside national carriers and brokerages is a real milestone — and it belongs to every Lubbock, South Plains, and West Texas reader who has trusted our blog over the years.

The Hettler Insurance Agency Blog has been named one of the 60 Best Texas Insurance Blogs to Follow in 2026 by FeedSpot, the independent blog-discovery service used by editors, researchers, and content professionals around the world. The FeedSpot founder personally reached out to congratulate the Hettler team on being selected by FeedSpot panelists, and we could not be more grateful to the Lubbock and West Texas readers who have made it possible.

Table of Contents

• A milestone for our Lubbock blog
• What FeedSpot is and why this ranking matters
• How FeedSpot ranks blogs
• What this recognition says about our approach
• A thank-you to our Lubbock and West Texas readers
• What Hettler Insurance actually does
• See the full Top 60 Texas Insurance Blogs list
• Frequently asked questions

Key Takeaways

A milestone for our Lubbock blog

The Hettler Insurance Agency Blog has been ranked #19 on FeedSpot’s 2026 list of the 60 Best Texas Insurance Blogs to Follow, placing us on a competitive statewide list that includes major national carriers, brokerages, and agency groups.  By the way, we ranked on their Best Blog list last year also (at #13).

Here is how FeedSpot describes the Hettler Insurance Agency Blog on the list:

“Since then, Hettler has grown to insure thousands of families and businesses in Texas. Their individual combined staff experience in the insurance industry is triple that. They do not charge extra for their services. They do the work and you get the benefit. Visit their blog and learn more about their services, the latest news, articles, and more about insurance.”

For an independent, family-run insurance agency operating out of Lubbock since 1992, that description — and that ranking — means a lot.

What FeedSpot is and why this ranking matters

FeedSpot is an independent content-discovery and ranking service. According to FeedSpot’s own published methodology, the platform has “curated over 250,000 popular blogs and categorized them in more than 5,000 niche categories and industries.” Their audience of researchers, editors, PR professionals, and content curators uses these lists to find trustworthy voices in specific industries.

That matters for two reasons. First, being ranked by FeedSpot is not a paid placement, and it is not something a blog can self-nominate its way into. FeedSpot’s official ranking guidelines explain that their in-house editorial team reviews every blog before adding it to a list, and that industry blogs which do not overtly promote a single brand or product are given higher rank than blogs written primarily as product marketing.

Second, the Texas insurance category is a crowded one. Statewide carriers, national brands, large agency networks, and independent bloggers all compete for reader attention. Being named to the 2026 Top 60 in that landscape — as a Lubbock-based independent insurance agency — is a meaningful signal about the quality and consistency of the work we have been publishing.

How FeedSpot ranks blogs

FeedSpot is transparent about the criteria they use. Their public methodology page lists these ranking factors:

• Content relevancy to the category the blog is listed in.
• Subject expertise and credibility within the space.
• Posting frequency and freshness of content.
• Independence of voice — industry blogs are ranked higher than brand-promotional blogs.
• Social media follower counts and engagements.
• Domain authority.
• Age of the blog.

FeedSpot then combines those signals with human review: “Our expert editorial team reviews each blog before adding them to relevant category list.” Lists are re-ranked every few weeks as new submissions come in and older blogs go quiet, so ranking is not static — it is continually earned.

What this recognition says about our approach

The Hettler Insurance Agency Blog was never built as a product-catalog page or a sales landing zone. It was built to answer the real questions that Lubbock, South Plains, and West Texas families and businesses ask about insurance every day — from wind and hail deductibles and roof settlement clauses, to multi-policy discounts, business owners’ policies, workers’ comp, farm and ranch coverage, classic car policies, and the specific 2026 Texas market shifts that are quietly reshaping renewal notices this year.

A few principles we try to hold to on every article:

• Plain English. Insurance jargon is a barrier. If a reader has to Google a term inside our article, we did not write the article well enough.
• Lubbock specifics. National policies are written for national averages. West Texas hail, wind, dust, and flood realities do not match those averages, and our articles say so.
• Independent, carrier-neutral. We represent 30+ top-rated carriers, so our advice does not need to steer readers toward any one company.
• Consistency. A steady weekly publishing cadence lately, not sporadic bursts of content when we happen to have time.

Those principles map cleanly onto the FeedSpot ranking factors — relevancy, subject expertise, freshness, and independent voice — and we take this recognition as confirmation that the approach is working for the readers we care about most.

A thank-you to our Lubbock and West Texas readers

None of this happens without readers. Every Lubbock homeowner who has shared an article on Facebook, every South Plains business owner who has forwarded a workers’ comp explainer to a colleague, every West Texas family that has quoted one of our storm-season checklists back to us in the office — you are the reason FeedSpot ever noticed. So, thank you!

We are especially grateful to the many local Lubbock and Texas readers who have helped us stay accountable over the years. If we get something wrong, you tell us. If we oversimplify a coverage question, you tell us, too. That feedback loop is what keeps the blog honest, and it is a big part of what FeedSpot’s ranking picks up on when it looks at engagement and credibility.

What Hettler Insurance actually does

Hettler Insurance Agency is a Lubbock-based independent insurance agency founded in 1992 by Ron Hettler, CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor). We represent 30+ top-rated carriers and shop the Texas market on behalf of our clients across:

• Home insurance for Lubbock, South Plains, and West Texas homeowners
• Auto insurance for personal vehicles and family fleets
• Business insurance, including Business Owners Policies (BOP), general liability, and commercial auto
• Workers’ compensation insurance for Texas employers
• Life insurance, health insurance, flood insurance, and specialty policies

We hold an A+ BBB rating and we charge no extra fee for our service — carriers pay the commission the same way they would with a captive agent. So, you pay the same even though we did all the leg work. We speak insurance-ese, so don’t do insurance alone.

See the full Top 60 Texas Insurance Blogs list

You can see the complete 60 Best Texas Insurance Blogs to Follow in 2026 list on FeedSpot. It is a genuinely useful reference for anyone who wants to follow the Texas insurance conversation across carriers, agencies, and independent voices — and we are honored to be included alongside so many strong Texas contributors.

If you are searching for auto insurance, homeowners insurance, business insurance, or specialty coverage in Lubbock, the South Plains, West Texas, or anywhere in Texas, call Hettler Insurance Agency at (806) 798-7800 or visit www.hettlerinsurance.com. We shop 30+ top-rated carriers on your behalf, at no extra fee to you.

Get Better. Get Hettler. Don’t Do Insurance Alone!