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Workers’ Compensation Impairment Ratings

What Are Impairment Ratings, and Why Do They Matter? When you’re hurt on the job in Texas, you have a right to seek benefits under...

Things to Know About Filing a Personal Injury Claim

Taking the Right Steps to Protect Yourself When you’re hurt because of the negligence of another person, everything can change in an instant, leaving you...

Can You Modify a Divorce Decree in Texas?

How Do You Amend a Divorce Order? What Must You Show? Suppose you make it through the divorce process and have custody, visitation, and support...

K-Visas: What You Need To Know About Family-Based Immigration

Updated April 2025 If you’re engaged to a U.S. citizen, or already married and living abroad, getting the right visa to join your loved one...

Military Parole in Place (PIP)

Military PIP allows a foreign national who entered the U.S. without authorization to obtain legal status for one year. Parole is considered a lawful immigration...

Lane Haygood Joins Bailey & Galyen to Head Odessa Office

Bedford, Texas, August 30, 2021 Attorney Lane Haygood has joined Bailey & Galyen as head of the firm’s office in Odessa, Texas. Having worked in...

Understanding Texas Open Container Laws

What Is an Open Container? What Are the Potential Penalties? It’s commonly understood in Texas that you can be criminally prosecuted if you are stopped...

Notario Publico vs. Notary Public—Not the Same Thing

Important Distinctions for Immigrants From Mexico If you are coming into the United States from Mexico, you may be familiar with the term notario publico....

Separation vs. Divorce in Texas

What Is the Difference Between Separation and Divorce in Texas? Updated September 2025 The path of a marriage is rarely a straight line. There are...

What Happens If a Police Officer Fails to Write an Accident Report?

Will It Affect Your Right to Recover for Your Losses? One of the first things you hear after being in an accident is that you...

Can You Be Charged With a DWI in Texas If You Were Parked at the Time?

DWI in Texas Can You Be Charged If You’re Intoxicated in a Parked Car? If you’ve been to a party or a bar and had...

Should I Handle My Own Personal Injury Claim?

Why You Always Want to Hire an Attorney to Represent You When you’re hurt because of the negligent acts of another person, you want to...