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14 May

Medical Costs for Workers’ Comp Have Gone Down

On April 22, the Texas Department of Insurance workers’ compensation commissioner Rod Bordelon gave testimony before the Texas House Business and Industry Committee on the latest trends in workers compensation since 20...

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12 May

Are Texas Oil Companies Overworking Their Truck Drivers?

According to a Fox 7 news report, police officers from Karnes County believe that “many oil field workers are probably driving longer hours than the law allows.” The oil companies are increasing the workload on their...

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9 May

Were You Hit by a Car in a Crosswalk? You Need an Austin Injury Attorney

Even though pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks, they are often the ones who suffer the most when a car or truck disobeys traffic laws and runs into them. [caption id="attachment_1900" align="alignright" wid...

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7 May

Suspect in Houston Bicycle Hit-and-Run Death Rearrested in Austin

According to The Houston Chronicle, a woman that allegedly injured and killed a Houston bicyclist was rearrested at her twin sister’s house in Austin on April 30. [caption id="attachment_2002" align="alignright" width...

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5 May

Study Shows Brain Injuries in Teens Increased Thoughts of Suicide and Other Emotional Issues

According to DailyRx.com, over half a million teenagers experience a serious concussion every year. A recent study conducted at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario found that teenagers who sustained a traumatic ...

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2 May

One Year after West, Texas Plant Blast, Still No New Safety Laws

According to the US Chemical Safety Board, the fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people last year in West, Texas could have been prevented, even if it is not clear what started an initial fire that triggered the ...

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30 Apr

Drunk Driver Strikes and Kills Austin Man, Charged With Intoxicated Manslaughter

According to KXAN, a man on his way home from work was killed in a crash on April 21 by a suspected drunk driver. The victim was sitting at a stoplight on the westbound US Highway 290 service road at Springdale Road, whe...

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28 Apr

Officials Say There are a Half-Million Texas Workers Without Workplace Insurance

According to The Brownsville Herald, at least a half-million Texas workers have no occupational insurance coverage, either from a state-approved workers’ compensation plan or from a private equivalent. The figures, pr...

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25 Apr

Austin City Worker Struck By Lightning On The Job

According to KXAN, a city worker was indirectly struck by lightning and hospitalized after a severe thunderstorm on April 16. Lightning often strikes several miles away from the center of the storm, even as far as 10 to...

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23 Apr

TxDOT Remembers Fallen Worker During Work Zone Awareness Week

According to The El Paso Times, dozens of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) employees, dressed in orange safety vests, gathered on April 11 to honor one of their own. The family of a man who was hit and killed...

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22 Apr

What are DWI Penalties in Texas?

Austin Injury Attorney That Handles Drunk Driving Accidents Texas takes drunk driving very seriously. If a driver is caught with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level over the legal limit, the fines, jail time and other pu...

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21 Apr

New Study Maps Austin Bike Wrecks and Includes Austin’s Most Dangerous Streets

According to Culture Map Austin, a recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed the most dangerous streets in Austin for bicyclists. Using data from the Texas Department of Transportation, the...

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18 Apr

Austin Construction Worker Hospitalized After an Elevator Crushed His Head

According to KXAN, a construction worker in his 30s is in the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries after EMS officials say an elevator crushed him at a downtown Austin construction site. The accident happene...

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16 Apr

Pedestrian Accidents Continue to Rise in Austin: Our Attorneys Discuss the Growing Epidemic

We have been blogging about a string of pedestrian accidents occurring in the city of Austin, and the fatality count is still rising: there were two more pedestrian accidents in Austin this week. According to KXAN, thre...

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14 Apr

43-Year-Old Texas Man Killed By Heavy Equipment at Ohio Facility

According to NaturalGasIntel.com, a Texas man was crushed by a large piece of equipment and killed on April 5 at a Rice Energy Inc. drilling site in Belmont County, Ohio. The 43-year-old Victoria, Texas man was working ...

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