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The initiative is part of a larger, decades-long push for tort reform in the state. A fatal accident near Major Drive in Beaumont, Texas, taken on September 20, 2018. Traffic had slowed due to an unrelated accident ahead when an 18-wheeler at the rear plowed into the other vehicles. Guiseppe Barranco /The Beaumont Enterprise via AP The initiative is part of a larger, decades-long push for tort reform in the state. A fatal accident near Major Drive in Beaumont, Texas, taken on September 20, 2018. Traffic had slowed due to an unrelated accident ahead when an 18-wheeler at the rear plowed into...

We have a safety crisis on Texas roads. Texas has led the nation in the number of large truck crashes for years. Commercial trucks cause many more fatalities in Texas than other large states like California and Florida. Since 2009, the number of truck-related fatalities in Texas has increased an astonishing 105% at a time when our population has risen 18%. Texans face a clear and present danger on our roads because of the conduct of commercial vehicles. We’ve all experienced that feeling when you are boxed in by big rigs on the highway. The only real solution to the problem is safety, but t...

View Comments We have a safety crisis on Texas roads. Texas has led the nation in the number of large truck crashes for years. Commercial trucks cause many more fatalities in Texas than other large states like California and Florida. Since 2009, the number of truck-related fatalities in Texas has increased an astonishing 105% at a time when our population has risen 18%. Texans face a clear and present danger on our roads because of the conduct of commercial vehicles. We’ve all experienced that feeling when you are boxed in by big rigs on the highway. The only real solution to the problem is...

Patricia Saucier, Ken Kornfield, Phoebe Norman, Tom Crutcher, and Mark Durbin. (Photo by Jeff Mabee) L-R: Autumn Stupca, Erin Hayes, and Dakota Wing. (Photo by Jeff Mabee) BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers is reconstructing 2020’s production of William Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It. This telling of the tale is set in a late ‘60s/early ‘70s of the mind; featuring costumes, props, and scenery right out of that era. The language, however, is Shakespeare’s original tale of discovery, transformation, and, above all, the power of love. The 2021 performances will take place “al fres...

Families who have lost loved ones in semitruck crashes push for safety guard Marco Rubio & other lawmakers again push Stop Underrides Act Published:  Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Could deadly crashes involving semitrucks be prevented? A group of families who’ve lost loved ones hope a simple guard on the side of trucks could help lower the number of deaths in collisions between cars and tractor trailers. An underride crash is when a car goes under a semitruck trailer. It can happen from the front, side or back of the trailer, and the results are often deadly. Monday morning, ...