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Four lots of Cetirizine Hydrochloride 5 mg tablets, the generic form of Zyrtec, were recalled nationwide after cross contamination with the heartburn drug ranitidine that the FDA notice says could cause life-threatening reactions. What the recall says, and what Texas law offers.
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A driver died early on July 26 after a car struck a parked 18-wheeler on Dorsett Avenue near Pillot Street and caught fire, Houston police say. What Texas law asks about where a big rig was parked, and what it offers a grieving family.
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Humble police say a juvenile was shot and hospitalized and a bystander was wounded at Deerbrook Mall on July 25, and that another juvenile is in custody. What Texas law offers people hurt at a business open to the public, and families facing a juvenile case.
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a 17-year-old girl and her brother were shot and killed outside a trailer on W. Canino Road on July 26, and that a 19-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Humble. What Texas law offers a family after a fatal shooting.
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A married couple from Troup was killed and a second driver was hospitalized after a head-on collision on Mixon Road in Smith County on July 24, Texas DPS says. What Texas law offers an injured driver and a grieving family after a fatal head-on crash.
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A 67-year-old man from Beaumont was killed when the car he was riding in struck a dump truck on State Highway 87 near Sea Rim in Jefferson County on July 24, DPS says. What Texas law offers a grieving family after a fatal crash involving a commercial truck.
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An 81-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle in the Baylor Scott & White parking lot in Taylor on July 24; police say the driver left the scene and was later charged. What Texas law offers a grieving family after a pedestrian is killed.
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Three June 2026 court rulings and a new section of the Texas Bill of Rights changed how Texas courts review DFPS cases. What Proposition 15 actually did, what a CPS investigator is required to tell you, and the deadlines that drive a Texas child protection case.
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A Union Pacific train hit a FedEx delivery van at a private crossing north of Itasca on July 23, killing a 25-year-old passenger from Dallas and critically hurting the driver, DPS says. What Texas law offers a grieving family and an injured worker after a fatal grade-crossing crash.
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A driver traveling the wrong way on I-27 in Lubbock struck two vehicles on July 23, killing three people — including a 2-year-old and 60-year-old Lakecha Collins — and seriously injuring four others. What Texas law offers injured people and grieving families after a fatal multi-vehicle crash.
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A two-vehicle crash at Mission Ridge Road and West Parker Road in Plano on July 24 killed a 27-year-old passenger and sent a driver to the hospital, police say. What Texas law offers an injured person and a grieving family after a fatal collision.
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A wrong-way driver on FM 511 in Cameron County struck a tanker truck head-on on July 22, killing 34-year-old passenger Aglae Yunuen Patino. The truck driver was not injured. What Texas law offers a family after a fatal wrong-way crash involving a commercial truck.
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El Paso police say a pickup traveling south on Loop 375 at Bob Hope Drive was speeding and made an unsafe lane change on the night of July 21, striking two other vehicles and a concrete pole. Both men inside the pickup died; the other two drivers were not hurt. What Texas law offers a passenger’s family and other drivers after a multi-vehicle fatal crash.
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A pickup drifted into the lane of a semi-truck on US Highway 84 at FM 211 in Garza County on the morning of July 22, killing 77-year-old Richard Baack of Willow Park. The semi driver was not injured. What Texas law offers a family after a fatal crash involving a commercial truck.
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A crash involving two 18-wheelers on I-10 at SH-99 in west Harris County on July 23 left one truck’s cab dangling off the overpass. Two people were hospitalized with minor injuries. What Texas law offers people hurt in a multi-truck commercial crash.
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Texas DPS says a Kia Optima failed to yield while turning left at SH 36 and FM 60 near Lyons on July 19 and was struck by a northbound Ford F-250, killing the Kia’s driver and a passenger and hospitalizing two child passengers. What Texas law offers survivors and their families.
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Texas DPS says a Dodge Ram pickup crossed into the westbound lane on FM 121 near Calk Road, between Gunter and Tioga in Grayson County, striking a Ford F-350 on the morning of July 22. One passenger in the Ram died at the scene; four others were hospitalized. What Texas law offers injured drivers, passengers, and families after a head-on crash.
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A driver died overnight July 21-22 when a single vehicle crashed into the Central Plaza toll station on the West Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8) in Harris County and caught fire, according to Harris County Precinct 5 deputies. What Texas law offers a family after a single-vehicle wreck turns fatal.
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A fire tore through the Cypresswood Apartments in Spring early July 20, killing 40-year-old Andrew Atwater and injuring 13 others; officials say his brother intentionally set the blaze. What Texas law offers injured residents, displaced neighbors, and the victim’s family.
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Texas DPS says a Freightliner semi-truck driver failed to control the truck’s speed and rear-ended a towed vehicle on I-20 near Barstow early July 19, triggering an 11-vehicle chain-reaction pileup. Multiple vehicles caught fire, killing a 20-year-old Midland man and injuring several others. What Texas law offers families and injured drivers after a truck crash.
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The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office says a driver passed two cyclists on FM 159 on July 18, then stopped, reversed, and struck 26-year-old professional boxer Hannah Rapp, who died at a hospital. The driver was arrested and charged with manslaughter. What Texas law provides for families after a cyclist is killed.
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Police say a Fort Worth pediatric dentist gave a 4-year-old girl a lethal dose of Demerol before a routine tongue-tie procedure in April; the child died, the dentist now faces a felony charge, and the state dental board has suspended her license. What Texas law provides for families after a sedation injury.
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Houston police say a Ford Mustang struck an Acura stopped on the Southwest Freeway shoulder near Chimney Rock around 1:45 a.m. on July 19, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver. Police said the 20-year-old Mustang driver showed signs of intoxication. The options Texas law gives families after a fatal crash.
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Flash flood emergencies hit Ozona and Sonora on July 17 as floodwater entered homes, an RV park, and apartments — 51 people were evacuated by boat in Crockett County, part of I-10 flooded, and a major disaster declaration now covers 28 counties. What flooded West Texans should know about insurance claims and their rights.
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DPS says a southbound pickup veered into the oncoming lane on FM 755 near La Gloria on July 17 and struck a trailer towed by another truck, killing passenger Noelio Garza Peña, 67, of Houston, and sending the pickup’s driver to a McAllen hospital. What Texas law provides for families after a fatal wreck.
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DPS says a tractor-trailer crossing the highway north of Texarkana in Bowie County failed to yield on July 16 and was struck by a northbound SUV, killing the driver and a young passenger and sending three more young passengers to the hospital. What Texas law provides for families after a deadly truck crash.
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Wichita Falls police say a 60-year-old worker died July 15 after the cab of a skid steer unexpectedly fell on him while he and co-workers were changing out equipment at the United Rentals store on Southwest Parkway. What Texas law provides for families after a workplace death.
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A DART light-rail train and a box truck collided near the Pearl/Arts District Station around midday on July 15, overturning the truck and sending four people to the hospital — at least two of them train riders. The cause has not been released. What injured passengers should know about claims involving transit agencies and commercial trucks.
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Five vehicles collided at Montwood Drive and Joe Battle Boulevard in East El Paso just before 11:30 a.m. on July 14, sending six people to the hospital — three with life-threatening injuries. El Paso Fire declared a multi-casualty incident and the cause has not been released. What injured people and their families should know about their rights.
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The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency for central Kerr County at 3 a.m. on July 16 as the Guadalupe River rose rapidly through Hunt, Ingram, and Kerrville — with water entering homes, evacuations, and rescues through the night. A second emergency followed for parts of Uvalde County. What Texans with flooded homes, vehicles, or businesses should know about their rights.
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A tornado touched down on San Antonio’s Northwest Side before 8 a.m. on July 15, tearing the roof off part of an apartment complex near UTSA — damaging 50 to 60 units — and hitting businesses at The Rim and the Shops at La Cantera. No one was seriously hurt. What renters, homeowners, and business owners should know about storm damage claims.
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Storms dumped up to a foot of rain west of San Antonio on July 14, forcing at least two dozen high-water rescues in Uvalde County, closing U.S. 90, and prompting a 59-county disaster declaration — with forecasters warning of potentially catastrophic flooding through Thursday. What Texans with flooded homes, vehicles, or businesses should know about their rights.
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First National Holdings, LLC, which does business in Texas as Propel Financial Services and Hunter-Kelsey of Texas, reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General affecting 34,507 Texans. Names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, and health insurance information were exposed.
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DPS says a northbound Nissan Altima crossed into the southbound lane of US-259 south of DeKalb early on July 11 and collided head-on with a Dodge Charger, killing all four people involved. What grieving families may want to know.
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A driver allegedly struck a motorcycle carrying Alfredo and Miriam De La Torre on Loop 375 near the Midway exit on July 12 and fled on foot, El Paso police said. The driver was later arrested and faces two charges of collision involving death.
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Two people died and a third was taken to a hospital after a fiery crash involving an 18-wheeler and a sedan closed the southbound Eastex Freeway near Beltway 8 on July 12, authorities said. What families may want to know after a fatal truck wreck.
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A passenger died after a car ran a red light at SW 15th Avenue and South Georgia Street in Amarillo early July 12 and struck three vehicles, police said. What the victim’s family may want to know.
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A man died and two others were taken to a hospital after a driver struck a disabled vehicle on northbound US-75 near Royal Lane on July 12, officials said. What families may want to know after a fatal freeway crash.
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A vehicle crossed the center line on Highway 155 near Flint on July 9, causing a head-on crash that killed five people, including a 4-year-old girl, Texas DPS said. What families may want to know after a multi-fatality crash.
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A car failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a pickup at FM 179 and FM 2641 in northwest Lubbock County on July 10, killing both drivers, DPS said. What families may want to know after a fatal intersection crash.
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Mario Saldana, 43, died in an industrial accident at an aggregate yard near the 4600 block of the Joe Fulton Corridor, the Nueces County Medical Examiner confirmed July 9. The circumstances have not been released and the investigation is ongoing. What Texas families may want to know after a fatal workplace accident.
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A woman in her 50s died after a fire at the Johnson Apartments on Johnson Avenue in Central El Paso, reported just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, the fire department said. Investigators are looking at a possible connection with a burned car outside; the cause is under investigation. What families and displaced renters may want to know.
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A pickup truck and a dump truck collided near Bammel Road and Greenbrook Drive on Thursday morning, July 9, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 says. A woman riding as a passenger was pronounced dead at the scene; the man driving was safely removed. The cause is under investigation. What Texas families may want to know after a fatal wreck with a commercial truck.
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Charging certain Kobalt 24V USB-C batteries while they are inserted in the tool can cause a short circuit and fire, the CPSC announced July 9. The company has 34 reports of batteries smoking, sparking or catching fire; no injuries reported so far. The tools were sold at Lowe’s nationwide from January through May 2026. What Texas owners should know, including how to get the free fix.
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A vehicle traveling westbound was attempting a left turn when it collided with an eastbound motorcycle near Logistics Way and NE HK Dodgen Loop around 8:02 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, Temple police say. The rider was pronounced dead at a hospital; the vehicle driver was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The Traffic Reconstruction Unit is investigating. What Texas families may want to know after a fatal motorcycle wreck.
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A red Toyota heading north on T.C. Jester Boulevard allegedly ran a red light at Sablechase Drive around 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 7 and struck a white RAV4, HCSO says. The RAV4’s driver — an Uber driver in his 50s leaving for work — died at the scene. Investigators found open containers in the Toyota but say it is too early to conclude intoxication. What Texas families may want to know after a fatal intersection crash.
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A Toyota 4Runner crossed into the oncoming lane on SH 105 between Tram Road and Keith Road early Tuesday, July 7 and struck a Chevrolet pickup head-on, DPS says. The Toyota’s 41-year-old driver died at the scene; a 33-year-old Sour Lake man was hospitalized with suspected serious injuries. What Texans hurt in head-on crashes may want to know.
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A fire that started in a first-floor room at the Deluxe Inn on Truxillo Street early Monday, July 6 left one man in critical condition with severe burns, injured a woman in the room above, and damaged 20 units. What hotel guests hurt or displaced by a fire in Texas may want to know.
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Three boys being towed on a tube were seriously injured and airlifted to hospitals after a collision on Lake Bonham in Fannin County on July 4. Texas Game Wardens arrested the boat operator, who faces three counts of intoxication assault. What Texas families should know when a boating crash injures a child.
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A passenger died and another family member was seriously hurt when a Chevrolet Camaro rear-ended their GMC Yukon on U.S. 90 at Tondre Parkway in Castroville the morning of July 5. Police say intoxicants may have been a factor; toxicology is pending. What Texas families should know after a fatal rear-end crash.
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