Barry & Loewy LLP has experience and a record of success in representing people injured or killed in truck accidents in Houston, TX. If you are involved in a crash with a tractor trailer or 18 wheeler in Houston, it is important that you obtain a lawyer that is experienced in handling Texas truck accidents to represent you.
Houston, Texas encompasses more than 600 square miles, making it the largest city in the Lonestar State of Texas. According to Census 2000 data, Houston’s population is more than 1.9 million people. Houston affords its residents an outstanding quality of life, uncommon for metropolitan areas of its massive size. Houstonians enjoy reasonable cost of living prices and a wealth of opportunities for business and education.
Houston, TX lies in the heart of the enormous Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area, which includes ten counties and a total population of 5.3 million citizens. This massive metropolitan area is the seventh largest in the nation and is the largest cultural and economic region found along the Gulf Coast of TX. Houston holds the distinction of ranking among one of eleven U.S. global cities according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network.
With such a large and diverse populace from which to draw, Houston, Texas enjoys a wide range of cultural experiences and related facilities. Houston serves more than 45 different religious traditions and many outstanding public and private schools that cater to local as well as international students who speak several different languages. Higher learning facilities in Houston include Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Southern University, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and numerous campuses associated with the University of Houston.
Houston acts as the center of commerce and seat of Harris County. Primarily driven by a colossal business community, Houston, TX has an extremely prosperous economy, with aeronautics, biomedical research and oil products contributing to the dynamic financial scene. Second only to New York City in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered here, Houston is home to such renowned companies as ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Marathon Oil and Reliant Energy. The prestigious Texas Medical Center, which includes the largest concentration of healthcare and research facilities in the world, operates from within the Greater Houston metro area. Houston, Texas, known for its extensive waterways, is also home to a significant deep-water port, which brings in its own share of business. The Port of Houston, found in the Houston Ship Channel, is the sixth largest port on the planet.
Houston, often called “Space City”, is the home of NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, where Mission Control operates, and is also the site of the largest IMAX Theater in Texas. Several professional sports teams such as the Astros and the Texans entertain residents and visitors, while the Reliant Center hosts events such as the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo each spring. Downtown Houston, TX has a lovely 17-block Theater District, while other popular destinations such as the Galleria, Galveston Island, Hermann Park and Sam Houston Historical Park bring visitors to the area. The pristine beaches found along the Gulf of Mexico area are a short, scenic drive from Houston.
Houston, Texas features a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and moderate winters that set the stage for taking in all the sites unique to the area. Houston continues to nurture its small, close-knit communities, while forging ahead with its more cosmopolitan features in its urban areas. Reputed as a friendly city, Houston, TX residents warmly hosted thousands of Louisiana’s Hurricane Katrina victims in their homes and communities in 2005.
Houston, TX News Headlines
Driver in fatal hit and run caught (WPTV West Palm Beach) - Thu, 03 Jul 2008
A Houston man who fled a fatal hit and run accident Wednesday night has been located at a Fort Pierce motel.
Friends pitch in to help family that lost 18-year-old in accident (Naples Daily News) - Wed, 02 Jul 2008 It’s in life’s darkest moments that a little light can seem extraordinary. When news of 18-year-old Sydni Yoshie Rounds’ death spread Saturday, life seemed to be crashing in around her family and friends.
Double truck MVA shuts down I-45 (The Conroe Courier) - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 An accident involving an 18-wheeler truck, a tanker truck, a pick-up truck and a sedan at 3:10 p.m. Friday shut down both sides of Interstate 45, causing traffic to stretch for miles.
U.S., Canada Offer Big Subsidies to Lower-income Families to Ditch Old Autos (AnandTech) - Tue, 01 Jul 2008 New program hopes to provide a boost to hybrids, put more eco-friendly cars on the road...
Wreck shuts down I-45 for hours (The Conroe Courier) - Sat, 28 Jun 2008 An accident involving an 18-wheeler truck, a tanker truck, a pick-up truck and a sedan at 3:10 p.m. Friday shut down both sides of Interstate 45 in Conroe, causing traffic to back up for miles....
Watertown Resident Is State Truck Driving Champion (TruckingInfo.com) - Thu, 26 Jun 2008 6/26/2008 Justin Hayes, of Watertown, was named the best professional truck driver in Tennessee after winning the four-axle competition and receiving the highest overall score in the eight competing categories at the 2008 Tennessee Truck Driving Championships.
Verdict thrown out in lawsuit over deadly crash on Texas 6 (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 By MATTHEW WATKINS Eagle Staff Writer A Robertson County judge has thrown out a month-old verdict in a wrongful-death suit that awarded more than ...
Critically injured TxDOT worker transferred (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Thu, 26 Jun 2008 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A transportation worker critically hurt after a car driven by District Judge J. Manuel Banales slid off a highway ramp and hit him was transported to an Austin...
Air Force colonel gets prison time (Austin American-Statesman) - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 WITCHITA FALLS
Man critically injured by Corpus judge facing new surgery (Houston Chronicle) - Thu, 26 Jun 2008 A transportation worker critically hurt after a car driven by District Judge J. Manuel Banales slid off a highway ramp and hit him was transported to an Austin hospital for more surgery.
