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Federal Hiring Freeze Likely to Worsen SSDI Backlog

President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze is expected to worsen the already significant backlog of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) cases awaiting hearings at the...

Public Intoxication

Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.02. PUBLIC INTOXICATION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person appears in a public place while intoxicated to the...

Damages for Personal Injury Under Texas Law

If you are injured because of the negligent acts or omissions of somebody else, perhaps a careless driver, a careless doctor, or a careless dog...

Supplemental Income Benefits (SIBs) in Texas: Understanding the 15% Impairment Rule

If you’ve reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and your doctor has given you an impairment rating of 15% or higher, you may qualify for Supplemental...

Wrongful Death Beneficiaries Under Texas Law

There are few things more painful than the death of a loved one. And when that death is the result of another’s negligence, most presume...

Stopped for DWI?

Do I Have to Take a Field Sobriety Test? Did you know that law enforcement cannot force you to submit to field sobriety tests?  Police...

Can I Lose My Job While I Am Out on Workers’ Comp?

In most circumstances, yes. Your employer may lay you off, terminate your employment, or place you on FMLA while you are off on workers’ compensation....

Changes to How the Social Security Administration Examines Mental Disabilities

As of January 17, 2017, SSA is updating their criteria for determining whether or not someone is disabled due to a mental or emotional impairment....

Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Insurance

Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Insurance: Use It or Lose It Texas law affords its motorists the option of obtaining Personal Injury Protection in connection with...

Does Living Together in Texas Mean You’re Married?

In Texas, the short answer is maybe. The concept of an informal marriage, sometimes referred as Common Law marriage, does exist in Texas. According to current...

Texas Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay More than $1 Billion

Pinnacle Hip Implants Found to Be Defective On December 1, 2016, a federal jury in Dallas returned a verdict against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson...

2034 and 2023 – Important Years for Current and Future Social Security Beneficiaries

For years, people have been claiming that Social Security disability and retirement benefits are going to end. They are actually separate funds, but at times...