Texas Personal Injury Law Guide

What to verify first in Texas

Identify the incident and defendant first; health-care, government, and wrongful-death claims may involve different rules.

Choose the issue

Filing deadline questionsSeparate ordinary injury, death, professional-negligence, and government time limits in Texas. Wrongful deathCheck claimant authority, estate issues, damages, evidence, and timing in Texas. Professional negligenceCheck records, experts, pre-suit procedure, discovery, and repose questions in Texas. Car accidentsCheck fault, coverage, reports, evidence, and filing questions after a Texas crash.

Facts to organize

Record the exact location, dates, people and entities involved, injury and treatment timeline, insurance information, notices, and documents already signed or received.

Venue and local records

For an event in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas or elsewhere in Texas, identify the agency that created any report, the court that would hear the matter, and the custodian of short-lived video, logs, or electronic data.

Check the official Texas sources

These official Texas sources are the safest starting points for checking statutes, procedure, and insurance questions.

Texas judiciary — The Texas judiciary publishes court structure, rules, forms, locations, and opinions.
Texas legislature or official code — The Texas legislature or official code portal provides current statutory text and legislative updates.
Texas insurance regulator — The Texas insurance regulator publishes consumer and insurer information relevant to many injury claims.

Links checked August 29, 2026. Confirm the current text, effective date, and any local rule before relying on a deadline or procedure.