The Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin have served as the backdrop to many million-dollar stories in Southwest Texas. Fracking technologies have given oil and gas companies access to the large stores of natural gas and oil deep below Texas’ surface. Land that once would have sold for a couple thousand dollars an acre is…
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The Houston Chronicle reports that Alvester Bowens, 12, was hit and killed on a highway overpass by a pickup truck Saturday night while Bowens was separated from his father during an evening bike ride. The driver of the truck, Gilberto Aguirre, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is…
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An injurious wreck on Texas 21 has left one person hospitalized after a series of collisions between two tractor-trailer rigs and four cars. The truck accident occurred around lunchtime near FM 535, according to officers, who say that one of the semi-trucks struck a Ford pickup as it was attempting to turn into a driveway….
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David Lee White and Lomax Phillips were working on an overpass when the wagon lift they were in collapsed. The men fell 90 feet to their death. Mr. Phillips’ wife and two children filed suit against Mr. Phillips’ employer, which is the contractor hired by the state for the construction project. The manufacturer of the…
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The New York Times recently ran a story on the dangers of laser hair removal at the wrong places. Noting that nearly 500,000 such treatments performed by dermatologic surgeons in 2011, the article really focused on the unquantified number of procedures performed each year by non-physicians who have minimal training and experience. And when performed…
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In a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the data again confirms the dangers of texting, dialing, or reaching for a cell phone while driving. The study is being touted as “sophisticated” and “real-world” because it utilized video cameras, global positioning systems (GPS), lane trackers, and other gadgets to track speed…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking small steps to oversee the safety of the booming fracking industry. Companies who engage in hydraulic fracturing in the waters off the coast of Southern California will be required to report, beginning March 1, if they dump chemicals into the ocean. But, there’s a catch. The rule only…
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A military veteran in Texas has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of a medical device that has led to years of agony and limited mobility. The dangerous product: A medical insert manufactured by Zimmer, a medical device manufacturer that creates knee and hip replacements, among other support devices for those with injured extremities. Official…
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