You're injured, and you need extensive and costly medical treatment. Perhaps it was a car accident. Perhaps you slipped and fell on a broken sidewalk. Maybe you fell from a defective ladder that collapsed under you. No matter how you got hurt, you feel buried by those...
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Harsh penalties could hurt you after a DWI in Texas
Texas is hard on people who violate DWI laws. DWIs put people's lives at risk, which is why it's so imperative only to drive when you're sober. If you're caught driving after you've had too much to drink, you could face many different penalties. Fortunately, there are...
McAllen English teacher charged with having sex with student, 16
She is a 39-year-old English teacher in McAllen. He is a 16-year-old student at the IDEA public school there. Law enforcement officials allege that the teacher had sex with the student. She was recently arrested on a charge of Improper Relationship Between Educator...
Pro wrestler busted for DWI in Hidalgo
Just south of Edinburg sits the border town of Hidalgo and its 6,000-seat State Farm Arena. The multi-purpose arena was recently host to a pro wrestling event in which WWE tag team champion Jey Uso participated. Afterwards, the high-flying 32-year-old wrestler, whose...
(Rubber?) gloves off before DWI arrest
The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs says that the expression "take one's gloves off" means that a person has decided “to stop being calm or civil and show an intention of winning a dispute by any means." The old expression certainly...
Texas cop charged with driving while intoxicated
If you drive northeast of Edinburg for about 6 and a half hours, you will come to an appropriately named Texas city called Texas City. The Galveston County city of about 45,000 residents is a deep-water port on the Gulf Coast. Texas City is also a place where some...
Commercial trucks can cause serious damage to smaller vehicles
There's a saying that truckers keep America moving, and in some regards that is certainly true. A substantial percentage of products, equipment and supplies or materials get shipped over the roads instead of via train, plane or ship. Much of what you find in your...
Proposal to reduce injuries and fatalities in truck accidents
Last year, the U.S. lost more than 10 people per day and more than 80 per week in tractor-trailer crashes. The vast majority of them were drivers and passengers who were not in 18-wheelers. The goal of a bipartisan group of senators and congressional representatives...
Impaired drivers and holiday car crashes: By the numbers
We know what the songs say: This is a wonderful, happy, giving time of year. Families are already starting their travels to and from Edinburg to enjoy Christmas with loved ones. Unfortunately, the holiday season also has a darker side to it: impaired drivers who cause...
Coast Guard finds tiny cocaine sub off of Texas coast
Self-propelled, semi-submersible craft are low and sleek and difficult to detect. The U.S. Coast Guard recently intercepted one of these high-tech marvels off of the coast of Texas. The three-man crew was apparently not out to enjoy the clear blue water or to test...