The first Harris County Commissioners Court meeting of the year featured a new policy aimed at making construction sites safer for workers. Harris County attorney Christian Menefee said the policy aims to punish construction companies who have a disregard for employee safety. The new policy requires all employees and managers overseeing Harris County construction sites…
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CenterPoint Energy held a meeting with representatives from the Southwest Crossing neighborhood in Houston, Texas to discuss the new propane storage facility constructed a mere 500 feet away from their neighborhood. The meeting was prompted by the community’s frustration over the lack of communication and transparency from CenterPoint regarding the project. Representatives of the neighborhood…
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Premises liability refers to the legal responsibility of a property owner or occupier for injuries or harm that occur on their property. In Texas, a property owner has a duty to keep their property safe and warn of any hazards or dangers that may exist. If a person is injured on a property due to…
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The county has seen its fair share of deadly car accidents, and unfortunately, Harris County leads the country in one category—intoxicated-related deaths per year. According to data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), there were approximately 150 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Harris County in 2019, accounting for nearly a third of all traffic deaths…
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With five million registered vehicles in the Houston area, a flat tire, stall, or even a minor wreck can instantly go from inconvenient to tragic. According to Houston TranStar, for every minute a motorist is stopped on a freeway, the risk of being seriously injured or killed increases dramatically, and the chance of a secondary…
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Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner partner, Mo Aziz, and attorneys, Karl Long and Morgan Mills, together with Nicholas A. Rodriguez and Kevin A. Koudelka, of Richardson Koudelka, LLP, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Sean and Tori Sayre, Individually and as Representatives of the Estate of Emory Sayre, Deceased. The lawsuit…
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Two adults and two children were killed in a three-vehicle crash in Galveston late Saturday night. The crash happened near Seawall Boulevard when a Hyundai SUV ran a stop sign at the intersection of Avenue R and 33rd Street. The SUV ran into a pickup truck, which in turn hit the golf cart that carried…
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On or about July 24, 2022, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver near the 21800 block of Katy Freeway on the eastbound service road in Houston, Tx. According to investigators, just after midnight Sunday morning the victim was sitting or standing on the west embankment of Mason Creek Drive when a 2016…
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