Within a roughly 24-hour span, two separate rail incidents ocurred in the Houston area, one involving a freight train derailment carrying industrial materials, and another involving a passenger train collision. While no fatalities have been reported...
Late on Thursday, March 12, 2026, a fire broke out at LyondellBasell’s Bayport Choate site in Pasadena, prompting a large overnight emergency response. Early reporting stated that two tanks caught fire, that all personnel were accounted for, and...
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,...
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...
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...
A large recycling facility fire in Dayton, Texas sent heavy smoke into the air Tuesday night, prompting emergency officials to order residents to shelter in place. Reports indicate the fire started around 7 p.m. Tuesday and was largely controlled by...
One year after a tragedy that killed 67 people near D.C., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) presented its investigation into the crash.On January 29, 2025, a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle regional jet operating...
On Jan. 8, 2025, The 14th Appellate Court of Texas slashed $8 million from a $27 million verdict involving Exxon Mobile, and demanded a retrial. This decision in Exxon Mobile v. Brown et al signifies a step away from what has been an increasing...
On January 3, 2026, a Houston METRO Route 54 bus was involved in a serious crash on McGowen Street over State Highway 288, where it was struck from behind by another vehicle and slid down the embankment off the overpass before landing head-first...
