A doctor was awarded $3.4 million after jurors found that a Texas-based medical malpractice insurer committed unfair and deceptive practices when it wrongly denied insurance coverage after the doctor was sued by a former patient. In the verdict, issued Aug. …
Researchers in Austin are testing new technology that could predict flash floods days in advance. The project by engineering researchers at the University of Texas and IBM is designed to monitor thousands of miles of rivers and predict flash flooding …
Three men were injured when the metal balcony of a third-floor apartment gave way beneath them at a North Texas complex. The incident happened early Saturday at The Grove, a recently opened Denton apartment complex marketed largely to students from …
Texas was the number one state for heavy equipment thefts in 2010, followed by California, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland, Ohio and Alabama, according to the latest report released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). …
Arlington city officials have settled a lawsuit for $25,000 after a police officer mistakenly used a Taser twice while pursuing the wrong man. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the lawsuit stemmed from the March police pursuit of a stolen …
A painter is dead after backing one step too many on the roof of a Houston school building and falling 40 feet to his death. Spring Branch school district Police Chief Chuck Brawner tells the Houston Chronicle that the man …
Kathy Lanpher was showing a property to a client when she heard the improbable, gut-wrenching news: a wildfire like the one that destroyed her home four months ago was threatening the nearby subdivision where she had relocated. The real estate …
A former volunteer firefighter in North Texas has been accused of arson. Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford says 21-year-old Patrick David Pantuso has admitted setting seven grass fires in the area during August. The Arlington man was arrested after a …
A North Texas juror who was booted from a trial has been cited for contempt after trying to “friend” the defendant on Facebook. Court records show 22-year-old Jonathan Hudson on July 19 was removed from the jury in a Tarrant …
An Austin attorney has filed a lawsuit claiming he’s had to end his law practice because of an injury he suffered while attending a concert at the South by Southwest festival earlier this year. The Austin American-Statesman reports that attorney …