Mealey's (February 15, 2017, 7:48 AM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The special deputy receiver (SDR) of an insolvent insurer on Feb. 8 asked a Texas court to make final the disallowance of a claim to replace an allegedly smoke-damaged carpet that the SDR says was damaged by normal use (The State of Texas and the Texas Department of Insurance v. Vesta Fire Insurance Corporation, et al., No. D-1-GN-002366, Texas Dist., Travis Co.)....