Barry & Loewy LLP has experience and a record of success in representing people injured or killed in truck accidents in Harris County, TX. If you are involved in a crash with a tractor trailer or 18 wheeler in Harris County, it is important that you obtain a lawyer that is experienced in handling Texas truck accidents to represent you.
Harris County, Texas encompasses the heart of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. This massive metropolitan area includes ten counties and a total population of 5.3 million citizens. Situated in Southeast TX, west of the Golden Triangle, the metropolitan area is the seventh largest in the United States.
Census 2000 data shows that the Harris County, TX population was 3.4 million, although 2005 estimates place the current population at nearly 3.7 million residents. Harris is Texas’ most populous county and is the third most populated county in the nation. Numerous cities, towns and other unincorporated areas comprise Harris County. Its largest urban areas include Houston and Pasadena. Other large urban areas such as Baytown, League City and Missouri City share their populations with Harris County, Texas as well as other surrounding counties.
Houston serves as the center of commerce, culture, economy and education for the region and is the seat of Harris County. As a significant port and financial center for oil and other petrochemicals, Houston’s energy sector dominates the flourishing economy. Aeronautics, biomedical research and the Port of Houston also play a major role in the region’s financial and industrial base.
Houston, TX is also home to several outstanding facilities for higher education, which include Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and a number of campuses associated with the University of Houston. Houston is home to nearly two million residents.
Often referred to as “Space City”, Houston plays host to NASA’s renowned Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Home of Mission Control, the space center is also the site of the largest IMAX Theater in Texas. Additional sites of interest in Houston include the cosmopolitan Theater District, which claims 17 blocks in the heart of downtown Houston, the Galleria, Galveston Island, Hermann Park, the Reliant Center and Sam Houston Historical Park. Houston also hosts several college level sporting events and such professional sports teams as the Astros and Texans.
Pasadena, TX, population 141,674, is the largest suburb of the Houston metro area. Pasadena’s base of employment, linked closely with the deepwater port in Houston and the affiliated industrial sectors, remains prosperous. This historic city is home to numerous museums such as the Armand Bayou Nature Center, the Bay Area Museum and the Pasadena Historical Museum. Pasadena also offers a quaint community theater venue, the Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra and a rodeo. Facilities for higher learning in Pasadena include the San Jacinto College System, Texas Chiropractic College and a portion of the University of Houston Clear Lake. Pasadena was also the site of the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy, which starred John Travolta and Debra Winger.
Harris County, Texas, the largest TX County east of the Nueces River, covers nearly 1,800 square miles of land.
From its coastal prairies and rolling timberlands to the beautiful shores of the Gulf of Mexico, Harris County, Texas and its encompassing communities are a lovely area in which to live and work.
Harris County, TX News Headlines
Pedestrian killed, family questions why driver was released - Wed, 21 Jul 2010
On July 2, NW Houston resident Shanice Jackson and her three friends were struck by a tan F-150 from behind. Shanice died from the impact and the driver was allowed to leave the scene. Jackson’s family, friends and witnesses from the scene have questioned the decision to not file charges against the driver.
Mother, Daughter Hurt In ATV Accident - Tue, 13 Jul 2010 A mother and her young daughter are hurt in an ATV crash in Spring, KPRC Local 2 reports.
Fuel Spill Caused Interstate 10 Delays - Tue, 06 Jul 2010 Three main lanes of the Katy Freeway in west Harris County were closed early on Tuesday following a fuel spill onto a shoulder lane.
3 teens in hospital, 1 dead after hit by car - Sat, 03 Jul 2010 HARRIS COUNTY, Texas—One teenager is dead and three others are in the hospital after they were hit by a car late Friday night in northwest Harris County. The accident happened around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Windfern and Ferndale. Deputies said a man driving a pickup truck hit four teens while they were walking in the road. The driver said because visibility was so low, he wasn’t able to ...
