Pedestrian accidents remain one of the most serious traffic safety problems in Texas. Even when overall traffic deaths decline, people walking near roads, schools, and commercial areas continue to face a high risk of catastrophic injury or...
Two people were rushed to the hospital Sunday after a passenger vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train in northeast Harris County, according to local officials and news reports. The crash happened on Lockwood Road between West Lake Houston Parkway...
One of the most consistent pieces of advice we've provided on this blog is that if you are in a car accident on the highway, you should pull over to the shoulder of the road and get off the highway as soon as possible. However, a recent fatality...
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...
