A new year and a new decade may mean you are making plans for big changes in your life. These changes may go beyond the usual resolutions you make and break every year, such as losing weight, paying down debt or watching less TV. You are thinking of taking steps that...
Trust
Experience.
Year: 2019
VA weighs in with some year-end disability stats, information
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is passing along some year-ending kudos during the holiday season.To itself. The VA’s release of a few numbers and statistics relevant to disability claims and outcomes clearly conveys that the administration is in a...
Are you still not feeling well, days after a collision?
No matter how alert and cautious you are behind the wheel, unexpected issues on a Texas roadway can turn an otherwise uneventful trip into tragic circumstances. Perhaps you were entering an intersection on a green light when another vehicle blew through a red light...
Military divorce: similar to civilian dissolutions … yet different
The same, yet different.That is the essential bottom line imparted in one in-depth online overview of military divorce as compared with civilian decouplings. That primer notes that divorce for both servicemembers and civilians alike routinely touches on common points....
MADD: Texas the top entrant on an undesirable list
This calculation supplied by the Texas Department of Transportation prominently leads a recent media report and is just startling for its sadness and implications.The DOT stunningly notes that, “Every 20 minutes, someone on a Texas roadway is injured or killed...
Is the truck driver next to you using illegal drugs?
Part of the reason that driving a big rig is a tough job is due to the amount of responsibility, the isolation and the long hours. You would expect truck drivers to take seriously their duty to everyone on the road, and many do, but others turn to illegal substances...
Veterans benefits: entitlements earned through honorable service
Today’s Michalk, Beatty & Alcozer blog post leads with a query centrally directed to a Texas audience.That is this: Why -- if at all -- should questions surrounding military service benefits spell a front-burner concern for residents spanning the state? It...
Chances are, you’ll encounter drunk drivers on Texas roadways
Being a licensed driver in Texas has its benefits but also its downsides. For instance, you've likely sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic a time or two. That can be a great source of frustration, especially if you're already late for an important meeting. Danger often...
Special considerations surrounding pedestrian accidents, injuries
The deep Central Texas legal team of Michalk, Beatty & Alcozer (with offices in both Killeen and Temple) advocates with passion and demonstrated results on behalf of injured parties across the state.We note our commitment to do so succinctly on the firm’s...
Delayed symptoms after a car accident should be taken seriously
Being in a car accident can leave anyone feeling shaken. At first, you may not think that you suffered any injuries, and after providing all the necessary information to the other driver and any police officers who arrived, you may still feel shaky but well enough to...