Every year, hundreds of motorcyclists are injured or killed on Houston's busy roads. However, Texas personal injury law does not treat both car and motorcycle crashes the same. Motorcycles present unique risks, legal issues, and biases that often...
As part of our focus this week on motorcycles and motorcycle accidents in the Houston area, we want to highlight the types of injuries riders can suffer in a crash - and how those injuries are handled when it comes to an insurance or personal injury...
With the Lone Star Rally coming up on Nov. 6 through Nov. 9th in Galveston, we'd like to remind everyone to wear a helmet. We get it: helmets aren't cool. However, the truth of the matter is that motorcycle accidents cause severe or fatal injuries,...
Across Texas, oil jacks, also known as pumpjacks, are a familiar part of the landscape. From Houston's industrial outskirts to the smaller fields of Central Texas, these machines drive one of the state's most important industries. They operate day...
Houston is a city known for dense traffic, constant congestion and stop-and-go driving. All of this adds up to a lot of impatient and frustrated drivers, and subsequent tailgating accidents. The majority of these accidents occur on the highway where...
Two 18-wheeler accidents were reported early Tuesday morning caused significant delays for commuters on Houston's North Freeway (I-45) northbound. According to Houston TranStar, the first crash occurred around 6:36 a.m. near SH 249 and Mount...
Unlike general motor vehicle accidents, crashes involving (liable or blameless) buses can get extremely complicated quickly. This is because the bus passengers are another direct party to the accident. Whether the bus hits or is hit by another...
An early report from the Waller County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a serious incident involving an 18-wheeler on Highway 290. Authorities say a gas leak has been detected following the wreck, prompting a hazardous materials (hazmat) team to join...
An important regulatory board, the independent U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, is being threatened with defunding - a move that potentially spells disaster for oil & gas refinery workers across Houston, the Gulf, and the...
Two refinery explosions have rocked Texas in less than a week. A large refinery explosion at the ONEOK MBC Maintenance Facility in Mont Belvieu left 3 injured on Monday, while workers escaped a smaller explosion at the Delek Refinery in Big Spring...