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• School Bus Seat Belt Legislation Becomes Law In Texas

  Craig Cherry | June 09, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  On Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed into law legislation passed by Congress that requires all Texas school buses purchased on or after September 1, 2010 to be equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat belts for passengers. Additionally, all charter (motorcoach) buses used by Texas schools to transport school children on or after September 1, 2014 must also be equipped with three-point...

• Texas House Passes Bus Seat Belt Legislation

  Craig Cherry | May 17, 2007 6:04 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The Texas House of Representatives passed HB 323 which requires Texas schools to purchase buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts for passengers after 2010. The legislation also requires Texas schools to use only chartered motorcoach buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts after 2014.After being passed in the House, HB 323 was then sent to the Senate for consideration. The bill has been...

• Texas House Set To Vote On School Bus Seatbelt Bill

  Craig Cherry | May 01, 2007 8:08 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The Texas House of Representatives is set to vote on a piece of critical legislation that would require Texas schools to purchase buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts for passengers after 2010. Also, the legislation would require Texas schools to only use chartered motorcoach buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts after 2014.The legislation is a result of the tragic school bus accident...

• Defective Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch Recalled By FDA

  Craig Cherry | April 22, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  C.R. Bard Inc., its subsidiary Davol, Inc., along with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have intiated three separate voluntary recalls regarding the Bard Composix Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch. The Kugel patch is used to repair ventral hernias caused by stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery. The Kugel patch is also used to repair inguinal and laparoscopic hernias in addition to the...

• U.S. CPSC: Ventilators Are Fire Hazard

  Craig Cherry | April 14, 2007 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a volutary recall of Heat Recovery Ventilators manfactured by Venmar Ventilation Inc., a Canadian company.Heat Recovery Ventilators are designed to transfer air between the inside and outside of a home. Through the transfer process, fresh air is provided. According the the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall involves...

• IIHS: Headrests Not Providing Adequate Protection

  Craig Cherry | April 06, 2007 8:46 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show headrests in many vehicles on the road today are not providing adequate protection to drivers and passengers. Out of seventy-five (75) seat head-restraint designs that were tested by the IIHS, only twenty-two (22) rated as good.The remaining fifty-three (53) designs rated marginal or poor. According to the results...

• Allstate Ordered to Refund $56 Million

  Craig Cherry | March 15, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  A Travis County, Texas District Judge ordered Allstate Insurance to refund approximately $56,000,000.00 in overcharges to policyholders. The order is, in part, the result of ongoing litigation that began in December 2004 after the Texas Department of Insurance disapproved Allstate's proposed rate increase of five percent. The order requires Allstate to also pay interest to policyholders at an...

• Ford Recalls Police Cars With Defective Wheels

  Craig Cherry | March 14, 2007 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Ford Motor Company is in the process of recalling nearly 110,000 Crown Victoria police cruisers as a result of a wheel defect. The wheel defect can cause a rapid loss of tire pressure during high-speed pursuits due to cracks developing in the steel wheels.The recall affects only certain 2003-2005 year model Crown Victorias. According to Ford, the wheel defect has been linked to at least two...

• Construction Workers Lift Bus to Save Girl

  Christina Cole | March 11, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  After a collision involving a car and bus on Tuesday, construction workers came to the rescue of a five-year-old-girl who was pinned under the bus, managing to free her.A car ran a red light and smashed into a Primrose School bus causing it to roll over, said Police. Nine people were hurt in the crash, including seven children ages five and six and two adults.Nearby construction workers used...

• Chrysler Recalls Nearly 500,000 Vehicles

  Craig Cherry | March 10, 2007 7:23 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Yesterday, Chrysler recalled nearly a half-million vehicles for a variety of reasons. After receiving over sixty reports of fires in 2004-2006 Dodge Durango SUVs, the SUVs are being recalled due to electrical overloads that are repeatedly occurring in the driver's side instrument panel below the dashboard.The recall will involve more than 328,000 Dodge Durango SUVs. Chrysler is also recalling...