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It is necessary for all Texas drivers to pay close attention when they’re driving on roads all over the state, especially when there is so much road construction and repair going on. A lot of the construction is because of the recent oil boom, which caused major increases in population and heavy truck traffic,…

Investigators were able to locate the remains of two of three missing crew members who had been missing since the head-on collision of two freight trains in the Texas Panhandle yesterday. The third missing crew member is presumed dead, while a fourth was able to jump from his train just before impact Tuesday. The…

Over the weekend, the tragic news came out that the actor who played Chekhov in the recent series of Star Trek movies, Anton Yelchin, was killed at the age of 27 in what many people characterized as a “freak accident.” When the police found the actor, he was pinned against a brick mailbox by…

Tainted Flour Recall Expands to Include Kellogg Products Last week, Texas-based Frito-Lay issued a recall for Rold Gold pretzel products because the flour they had used may have been contaminated with small amounts of peanut residue, which could be dangerous to those with nut allergies. Well, that recall was expanded yesterday, when the Kellogg…

Nine Soldiers Dead in Fort Hood Flash Flood Accident A terrible accident occurred at the end of last week in Fort Hood, Texas, when a flood-swollen stream washed away a tactical vehicle, leaving nine soldiers dead. The floods were the result of the torrential rains that have hit Central Texas hard over the last…

Parents of very small children tend to be very careful, but they rightly assume that all of th products made for their new baby or toddler have been properly tested and are safe. However, one of the largest manufacturers of baby and children’s products has recalled a lot of its products because of the…

DPS and TxDOT Announce Holiday Weekend Crackdowns Just in time for the summer season, which begins unofficially with Memorial Day weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have announced two initiatives designed to tackle two of the biggest problems on Texas roads. One of them is…

Important! Subaru Emergency Recall for Steering Defect Over the last several years, the number of vehicle recalls has been staggering. The numbers are so high that some experts are warning that a sort of “recall fatigue” may have set in for some people. However, if you own a 2016 or 2017 Subaru Legacy or Outback,…

Texas Drunk Driver Kills One Teen, Injures Another After Prom Due to events that happened last weekend, two Texas families are having to deal with the unthinkable consequences when a Texas drunk driver chose to get behind the wheel and drive on a Texas highway. As a result of that decision, one teen girl…

In recent days, there seem to be a significant number of pedestrian accidents involving cars or large trucks. For example, last Thursday, Ernest Lee Brown, a 55-year-old Vidor resident, was attempting to cross the south service road of Interstate 10 at State Highway 62 at about 4:45 p.m. He crossed in front of a…