Month: May 2017

Abraham Watkins

Three Houston-Area School Bus Accidents Reported This Week

Earlier this week, three separate accidents involving Houston-area school buses were reported. The first accident occurred on Monday when an Alvin ISD school bus rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light at the intersection of State Highway 6 and County Road 99 in Brazoria County, resulting in two fatalities. No students were on board…

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Abraham Watkins

Alaska Oil Company Fined with Largest Jones Act Penalty in History of the Act

In 2011, Furie Operating Alaska, an Alaskan oil and gas company, transported the Spartan 151 jack-up drill rig from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska using a foreign-flagged vessel. The company agreed to pay a record $10,000,000 fine for failing to get pre-approval from the U.S. government to use a foreign-flagged vessel for the transport….

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Abraham Watkins

What Texas Counties Have The Most DUI-Related Accidents?

A drunk driving accident can happen anywhere. But in certain areas these accidents are more common. There are 254 counties in the state of Texas. Let’s take a look at the counties with the highest number of drunk driving-related accidents in 2015: Harris County: 2,880 accidents Dallas County: 2,304 accidents Bexar County: 2,251 accidents Travis…

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