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Sometimes the liability for an injury is a black-and-white matter. When an aggressive dog, whose owner failed to use a leash, bites you, the owner is accountable. Sometimes liability is not quite so easy to identify, though, as when you sustain an injury on public property—and it may not be the result of a single person's negligence.

In such circumstances, you might wonder whether you can hold local, state or federal government legally accountable for your injuries. There are certainly cases in which plaintiffs have attempted to hold government entities accountable for injuries, but the answer to this question depends on a few factors.

As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, distracted driving is not only illegal in Texas, it is also very unsafe and leads to serious personal injury. A Killeen resident who engages in this sort of behavior, even if he only takes his eyes off of the road for a second or two, runs the risk of causing a fatal car accident or, at least, an accident that leaves a victim seriously injured.

Nevertheless, Texans and those across the country seem unable to resist the urge to pick up their cell phones and try to talk without a hands-free device, or, perhaps worse, send a text. Statistics from a recent survey suggest that in most cases, someone who is texting and driving is communicating with his or her spouse or significant other. People are also very likely to communicate behind the wheel with their children and with close friends.

The classic Walt Disney movie The Aristocats paints a cute picture – without any human relatives, a wealthy woman leaves her fortune to her beloved cats. You love your pets as much as the character in the movie did. However, leaving an inheritance to your furry family members doesn’t happen like it sometimes does in Hollywood. You and other Texas pet lovers can make sure your pets are taken care of after you die, but it doesn’t mean leaving your estate to them.

You have two main options for ensuring your pets’ well-being if you die before they do. Because the law considers pets to be property, you can leave them to someone in your will. This could be an effective solution if you have no qualms about your chosen caregiver knowing how to care for your pets and giving them the love and attention they deserve.

Many residents of Killeen and Fort Hood, even those not affiliated with the military, find themselves needing to make a move to another state. Of course, with Texas being so large, even certain moves in state can have the same effect as moving to another state.

Parental relocation issues are difficult for Texans who are trying to raise kids on their own or who are, for that matter, trying to maintain a relationship with their children even though their relationship with the child's other parent did not work out.