November is peak season for car accidents involving deer.
Texas’s open landscapes are home to abundant wildlife — including large deer populations that often wander near busy roadways. While spotting a deer can be a beautiful moment, it can also be dangerous. Deer move unpredictably, frequently dart across lanes, and can cause severe collisions before a driver has time to react.
Common cooking injuries increase during Thanksgiving week.
Family members gather for Thanksgiving, and food is at the center of nearly every celebration. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the peak days for cooking-related fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), home cooking fires occur nearly three times more often on Thanksgiving than on an average day. These incidents often lead to costly property damage, severe burn injuries, and even fatalities.
Thanksgiving week is a risky time to drive. These safety tips can reduce your risk.
Holiday travel is meant to be a time to unwind, enjoy, and reconnect with loved ones. But Thanksgiving is also one of the busiest—and most dangerous—travel periods of the year in Texas. With more vehicles on the road, the risk of car accidents increases sharply.
Defective Halloween costumes and decorations can cause serious injuries.
A Halloween celebration isn’t complete without costumes and decorations that bring a little spooky fun to the night. But when a product defect turns that fun into a trip to the emergency room—from flammable fabrics to faulty wiring—the results can be devastating.
Haunted houses can result in injuries if operators are careless.
Haunted houses, hayrides, and fall festivals are some of the most popular Halloween attractions in Texas. These seasonal favorites promise thrills and scares—but sometimes the fright turns real. Between dark hallways, jump scares, and chaotic crowds, serious injuries can and do happen.
Children are especially vulnerable on Halloween night.
Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for kids. From dressing up as their favorite characters to collecting candy around the neighborhood, it’s a time filled with fun and adventure. But while children enjoy the thrill of trick-or-treating, Halloween also brings serious safety concerns. In fact, it’s considered one of the most dangerous holidays for young pedestrians.
Drinking on Halloween? Don’t drive.
Halloween chills don’t just come from spooky costumes. They also come from the sharp rise in drunk-driving incidents that make the holiday one of the most dangerous nights of the year.
Farm equipment can cause serious injuries.
September marks the peak of harvest season in Texas. For many farmers, this is the most rewarding part of the year—long days of hard work finally paying off in crops and income. But it is also one of the most dangerous times to be in the fields. Heavy machinery, high-pressure deadlines, and grueling hours combine to create serious risks for farm workers.
Injuries at high school football games can have lifelong consequences.
Cheering for your favorite team should be about excitement and community—not about ending the night in the emergency room. While injuries to players are an expected part of sports, injuries to fans in the stands or at tailgates are often overlooked. With football season back in full swing, it’s worth taking a closer look at the risks fans face at games and what legal options are available when those risks turn into real harm.
The right car seat can save your child’s life in an accident.
Car seats are one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect children during a car ride. But using the wrong type of seat—or installing it incorrectly—can make the difference between safety and serious injury in a crash.
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