Yes. In Texas, you can still file a claim if you weren't wearing a seatbelt. However, the amount you can receive will likely be reduced due to Texas' comparative negligence laws. That means that even if the other driver causes the crash, your...
A recent headline from the Chron reads: "Rodeo traffic will be worse than usual this year." A bold, if ominous, statement. Every spring, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo draws millions of visitors to NRG Park for rodeo competitions, concerts,...
Lights Out: An Entire County in the Dark If you live in or around Atascosa County, you might have found yourself suddenly sitting in the dark recently on March 4th. We usually expect a power outage to be the result of a bad storm or a blown...
On Sunday, March 1, 2026, one of autonomous taxi company Waymo's vehicles was filmed blocking an ambulance in Downtown Austin following the tragic 6th street shooting. The vehicle blocked emergency traffic for 1 to 2 minutes, and law enforcement...
Two of the most catastrophic types are underride and override collisions. Both involve a mismatch in height and mass between a passenger vehicle and a commercial truck or trailer, and both can bypass the passenger vehicle’s crash-protection...
Negligence per se is a doctrine Texas courts use in certain personal injury cases when a defendant violates a safety statute. Instead of arguing about what a “reasonable person” would have done, the statute can supply the standard of care. Texas...
School-bus “stop-arm” laws exist for one reason: children are most vulnerable when they are stepping into the roadway. In late 2025 and early 2026, that long-standing safety rule collided with a new reality, autonomous and semi-autonomous...
Fault is not always "all or nothing" after a crash. In Texas, multiple people (including the injured person) can share responsibility for the same collision. This matters because your share of fault can reduce-and sometimes eliminate-what you can...
In many Spanish-speaking communities, there is a common phrase people repeat after a crash: “el que pega paga” - literally, “he that hits, pays.” The idea is simple: the person whose vehicle strikes another must automatically be...
Houston isn’t built for frequent winter weather, and let's face it: neither are our drivers. That's exactly why this year's snow storm has turned Houston's streets and highways into high-risk zones overnight. Even a thin layer of snow or ice can...
