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August 27, 2013 Posts

Police Recognize Involved Citizens & Aim to Increase Traffic Officers to Prevent Accidents

At the end of July, the Oak Hill Gazette published an article in which several motorists were recognized for their role in helping police to catch a hit-and-run driver. Speaking to the South Austin Quarterly Police Commander's Forum, Commander Todd Gage commended the efforts of the motorists and reiterated to the forum that "citizen Involvement is key to what we do." The partnership between citizens and police is important as individuals who see hit-and-run accidents...

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August 22, 2013 Posts

Amusement Park Regulations Come Under Scrutiny After Death on Texas Rollercoaster

Recently, a tragedy occurred at Six Flags Over Texas. A woman fell 75 feet while riding a roller coaster at the amusement park and was killed in the fall. This tragedy has prompted safety experts to call for a discussion on whether there should be stricter and more uniform regulations on amusement parks throughout the nation. Our Austin accident attorneys know that the Texas Department of Insurance currently has regulations regarding inspections and liability insurance...

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August 13, 2013 Posts

GHSA Report Shows States Stepping Up to Fight Distracted Driving

In mid-July, the Governors' Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a report entitled: 2013 Distracted Driving: Survey of the States. The report reviewed what different states are doing in order to try to combat the dangers and risks associated with distracted driving. An Austin lawyer know that Texas has not done a lot to fight distracted driving, declining to pass stricter laws that would have imposed a broad statewide ban on texting behind the wheel. However, the...

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August 07, 2013 Posts

CPSC Issues Warnings on ATV Accidents

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) aims to inform consumers about the dangers of products that could cause injury. An Austin lawyer know that one goal of the CPSC is to help make data on dangerous products more available to consumers in easy-to-understand ways so they can make smart choices and reduce the chances of becoming hurt. Recently, the CPSC has released a series of infographics designed to illustrate how dangerous All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) can be...

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July 24, 2013 Posts

Focus on Bike Safety Essential As Austin Moves Forward with Bike Sharing Programs

Bicycle riding has become increasingly popular in recent years as a means of dealing with high traffic in urban areas and as an alternative to cars as gas prices have gone up and concerns about pollution have persisted. Many cities are adopting bicycle sharing programs in order to make biking easier. Recently, YNN Austin announced that the city of Austin, Texas will be moving forward with a bicycle sharing program. Our Austin injury lawyers know...

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July 18, 2013 Articles

The "Dos and Don’ts" of Appearing Before the Texas Medical Board or Texas Board of Nursing

As you may already know from the unwanted experiences of your colleagues, the number of complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board and Texas Board of Nursing has greatly increased over the past several years. This influx of cases that must now be reviewed by overworked state board investigators is due largely to Proposition 12, which was passed by Texas voters in 2003. Under this legislation, the maximum amount that patients could win in a...

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July 18, 2013 Articles

Houston Billionaire Charged with Fraud

As multiple stories about fraudulent investment plans have come to light, the term "Ponzi scheme" has become a common phrase in the American vocabulary over the past year. The term was originally coined based on the deception practiced by an Italian immigrant named Charles Ponzi, who was swindling Americans out of their money around the turn of the last century. The most infamous person of our day to develop this illegal scheming is Bernard Madoff....

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July 18, 2013 Articles

Texas Considers Legislation That Would Allow Guns on Campuses

We all remember the tragedy. Nearly two years ago, a lone gunman opened fire on his fellow students at Virginia Tech and thirty-two people were left dead in the wake of the massacre. Last year, the students at Northern Illinois experienced a similar tragedy that resulted in five deaths and eighteen people wounded. The question that has plagued campus leaders across the country since then has been, "How do we prevent such violence at our...

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July 18, 2013 Articles

Cameras on U.S.-Mexico Border are Not Proving as Effective to Curb Illegal Immigration

Countless proposals have been made at both the state and federal level in the past couple of years to address the problem of illegal immigration. Some politicians want to build a fence across our entire southern border. Yet other politicians advocate the idea of punishing employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. For obvious reasons, there is no state whose residents are more adamant about finding solutions than the state of Texas. Last year, Texas Governor...

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July 16, 2013 Posts

TX DOT Campaign Puts Personal Face on DUI Accident Risks

Drunk driving continues to be a major problem, causing thousands of car accident deaths and injuries in Texas each year. The Texas Department of Transportation has tried numerous public education and enforcement programs to try to curb drunk driving dangers. Their latest campaign involves putting a human face on the dangers associated with drunk driving. Our Austin, TX injury lawyers know that driving while intoxicated can more than double the risk of a car wreck...

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