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On this episode of Meet Houston Missions, we hear from Arden Stone, the CEO and Co-founder of Three Graces Texas. Three Graces Texas is a nonprofit organization aimed at improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by building strong foundations... Read More >

Amber Sharp, Executive Director of The Haven tells Paul Cannon about their mission to help female child survivors of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and institutionalized sexual abuse recover in this episode of Meet Houston Missions and The Simmons and Fletcher Local... Read More >

Many drivers worry about filing a claim against their own insurance company. Will filing a UIM claim affect your premium when you go to renew the company? I mean, it was not your fault so it shouldn't be held against you, right?  Unfortunately, the answer is not as simple as... Read More >

You may have heard the news that a New Jersey Court of Appeals tossed out the 223.8 million-dollar verdict that was awarded against Johnson and Johnson for Talc containing asbestos and causing ovarian cancer. The appellate court opinion was handed down on October 3rd, 2023,... Read More >

In This episode of the Meet Houston Missions Podcast, Paul talks with Tina Hatcher, founder of Hope Impacts—a Katy Texas area mission aimed at helping people who have found themselves homeless with no support to get back on their feet. Hope Impacts does not provide shelter,... Read More >

On September 27, 2023, a contract fell from an overhead walkway at the Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. plant in Corrigan, Texas. The contractor died before the Sheriff’s Office or Emergency Personnel reached the scene. At the present time, the exact cause of the fall has not been... Read More >

What is the Texas Crime Victims Compensation Program? The Texas Crime Victims Compensation Program, also known as the Crime Victim Compensation Fund, is a program created in 1979 to provide compensation to victims of violent crimes for eligible expenses. It was created not only... Read More >

Simply put, getting in an automobile accident is a big hassle. Your car is your mode of transport. Now it's in the shop and you are having to go deal with a rental.  You have to take time off to deal with the repair shop and the adjuster. it never seems to end. Now add injuries... Read More >

In this episode of Meet Houston Missions, we talk to Regina Alexander, Packathon Coordinator for Feed the Hunger. Feed the Hunger is a mission that enables people to act locally to help feed hunger and needs worldwide.  Feed the Hunger was originally based out of North Carolina... Read More >

Welcome to the all-new Meet Houston Missions podcast where we get to talk to Tracey Brown, the Executive Director of Amazing Place Houston. Amazing Place Houston was founded in 1996 under the name The Senior Place by Reverend Dean Robertson at St. Lukes Methodist Church, Amazing... Read More >

Lane splitting and lane filtering are practices that have occupied a gray area in the law in many states as to whether or not these practices were legal. Several state legislatures across the United States have been taking up the issue in the past few years to shed clarity on... Read More >

One of the most frustrating issues that you will inevitably run across during your career if you practice personal injury law, is a defendant who is too ignorant to realize that it is in his own best interests to turn the legal papers over to his own insurance company and... Read More >

In a significant stride towards increasing accountability and strengthening penalties for intoxicated drivers, the State of Texas has recently introduced a new law that has caught the attention of legal experts and concerned citizens alike. This groundbreaking legislation,... Read More >

The attorneys at Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., Injury and Accident Lawyers are proud to be partnering with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) again for their annual Walk Like MADD 5K fundraising event for the Harris County and Montgomery County areas. About Walk Like... Read More >

The Houston Chronicle reported a bizarre hunting accident in Texas that claimed the lives of three people and a hunting dog on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.  Three people from Florida were hunting in a cornfield near Bastrop, TX with a friend from Red Rock, Texas when they fell... Read More >