Hurt on the job in Texas?
You may have more options than they told you.

Refineries, job sites, warehouses — Houston runs on hard work. It shouldn't run on injured workers.

Texas stands alone: it's the only state that doesn't require most private employers to carry workers' compensation. Hundreds of thousands of Texans work for 'non-subscribers' — and most don't learn what that means until they're hurt. Here's what it means: you can sue a non-subscriber employer directly for negligence, and the law strips them of their favorite defenses — they generally can't reduce your recovery by blaming you, and can't claim you 'accepted the risk' of the job.

Even where workers' comp applies, it's rarely the whole story. Comp doesn't pay for pain and suffering, and it doesn't touch third parties. If a subcontractor's crane operator, a negligent delivery driver, or a defective machine hurt you, that's a separate claim against a separate defendant — often the most valuable part of the case.

We work these cases the way they demand: OSHA reports and site records, witness statements before crews scatter, company safety policies the employer ignored, and a full accounting of what the injury costs you — medically, financially, and in the life you had before.

From the Ship Channel to the Borderland, in English or Spanish — if work hurt you, let's talk about every option you actually have.