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Three construction workers were killed and a fourth man was injured in the partial collapse of a 15-story high-rise building under construction in Houston. The construction site is located on the westside of the city near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Beltway. The project contractor is Harvey Builders. The catastrophic Harvey Builders construction accident occurred not long after the noon hour on Monday afternoon. As of Monday evening, investigators were on the midst of more fully determining the cause…

After shedding marijuana’s “dangerous narcotic” reputation, cannabis-derived drugs are slowly entering the marketplace. However, these drugs are not without known risks.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Six-Year-Old Houston Area Boy Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a state of emergency on Sunday, September 27, 2020, for Houston area Brazoria County. Governor Abbott declared the state of emergency after deadly brain-eating amoeba was found in the water supply of Lake Jackson, a city in Brazoria County. The bacterium, medically known as naegleria fowleri, is thought to have killed a six-year-old-boy in Lake Jackson. How the Boy Contracted the Deadly Amoeba Investigators believe they have pinpointed…

Fraternity Hazing and Misconduct Update: 3rd Quarter 2020 In a previous post our fraternity hazing lawyer commented on the number of fraternities that had been at least temporarily suspended for willfully violating their host school’s and/or state’s COVID-19 control policies. In today’s post, the fraternity hazing and misconduct lawyer at The Doan Law Firm presents a summary of reported instances of disciplinary actions taken against fraternities by schools from across the nation. According to our in-house database, between July 1st…

Texas Plane Collision Exemplifies Common Aviation Accidents Texas was the scene of another general aviation accident involving the collision of a pair of planes that collided on a runway during landing at the San Marcos Regional Airport in the Lone Star State. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft involved in the San Marcos plane accident were a Cessna 172 and a Team Rockets F1 Experimental aircraft. The Texas Department of Public Safety thus far has reported that the…