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Construction workers face dangerous conditions every day, but some of the most serious hazards come from objects that strike workers unexpectedly. Whether it's a falling tool, moving equipment, flying debris, or a vehicle operating within a work zone, struck-by incidents continue to be one of the leading causes of fatal injuries in the construction industry....

Lower Speed Limits Could Change How San Antonio Crash Claims Are Investigated San Antonio residents are pushing for safer neighborhood streets, and one proposal is getting serious attention: lowering the default residential speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. The conversation comes as concerns over speeding, pedestrian safety, and serious car accidents continue to...

Highway 46 Crashes Show Why Dangerous Roads And Reckless Drivers Can Be A Deadly Mix Highway 46 is one of the most dangerous stretches of road in Texas Hill Country. The 12-mile, two-lane corridor between Bandera County and Boerne winds through rolling terrain with sharp curves, blind spots, narrow shoulders, and no center median. As...

Texas Non-Subscriber Claims Can Give Injured Construction Workers A Different Path To Recovery Construction work is dangerous under the best of circumstances, and when something goes wrong on a job site, the first question an injured worker usually asks is whether workers' compensation will cover them. In Texas, that question has a uniquely complicated answer....

New Data Identifies the 10 Intersections Where San Antonio Drivers Are Most Likely to Be Hurt in Motor Vehicle Collisions Nearly one in five car crashes in San Antonio happened at an intersection in 2025, according to a new analysis of Texas Department of Transportation data published by the San Antonio Express-News. That's more than...

What San Antonio and South Texas Oil Field Workers Need to Know When Their Employer Opted Out of Workers' Comp Texas is the only state in the country that allows private employers to opt out of the workers' compensation system entirely. Employers who make that choice are called non-subscribers, and the consequences for their injured...

San Antonio Motorcycle Accident Lawyers Explain Why Drivers Need To Look Twice A driver who misses a motorcycle in traffic may only realize the mistake after it is too late. In San Antonio, motorcycle accidents can happen anywhere cars, trucks, and motorcycles move through the same tight spaces, including I-35, Loop 410, I-10, Bandera Road,...

The High Cost of the Texas Energy Corridor Texas oil never stops pumping, and the pressure to produce often pushes safety to the backseat. From the Eagle Ford Shale right in our backyard to the non-stop pumping of the Permian Basin, oilfield work is the backbone of the Texas economy—but it's also a leading cause...

The moment a Texas trooper's lights appear in your rearview mirror after you glance at your phone, the next several minutes feel like a fast education in a law you wish you'd known better. But for the person who was struck by a driver who couldn't wait to respond to a message, those lights in...

Oil and gas workers spend their careers managing forces most people never think about. Thousands of feet underground, reservoirs are held back by pressures that can exceed 10,000 pounds per square inch, with drilling fluid, mechanical valves, and the crew's expertise. Most of the time, that balance holds. When it doesn't, the results are among...