If someone else’s negligence caused your injury, a Texas personal injury lawyer can help you pursue a claim to recover compensation from the negligent parties.
Zinda Law Group offers a free consultation about your injury at (800) 863-5312.
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Key things to know
- A Texas personal injury suit generally must be filed within two years after the claim accrues.
- If you are more than 50 percent responsible, you generally cannot recover. At 50 percent or less, your damages are reduced by your share.
- Texas Tort Claims Act notice is generally due within six months after the incident, and a city can require it sooner.
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We start with your filing date and how Texas splits fault between the parties.
What a Texas personal injury lawyer does
Personal injury lawyers handle the investigation and identify the liable parties. Gathering evidence starts early: the legal team collects medical records, police reports and witness statements before evidence is lost. A thorough investigation supports the demand letter.
Your attorney deals with the insurance companies and explains legal options. You decide whether to accept a settlement offer or go to court.
Personal injury law in Texas at a glance
| Rule | What Texas law says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing deadline | Generally two years from the day the claim accrues | Section 16.003(a) |
| Wrongful death deadline | The same period, generally counted from the death | Section 16.003(b) |
| Injured children | For a child’s own claim, time before age 18 is generally not counted. Government claims may require earlier notice | Sections 16.001 and 101.101 |
| Shared fault | Damages are generally reduced by the claimant’s percentage of responsibility. No recovery above 50 percent | Sections 33.001 and 33.012 |
| Claims against government | Notice is generally due within six months of the incident, and a city charter can set a shorter period | Section 101.101 |
| Exemplary damages | Generally capped by a statutory formula tied to the economic and noneconomic damages | Section 41.008 |
Sections are from the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. These rules cover most personal injury cases as of October 2026, and each has exceptions.
Filing deadlines
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Personal injury cases we handle
Car accident cases
Car accident cases often begin with negligent drivers and their insurance companies. An attorney collects video and witness statements in these vehicle accidents, and a Texas car accident lawyer requests the crash report after motor vehicle accidents.
A drunk driving car accident can support a personal injury claim against the drunk driver. Dram shop law lets a Texas dram shop lawyer add a claim against a provider that served a customer whose intoxication was then an obvious, clear danger and caused the crash.
Truck accident claims
A truck accident claim may involve the trucking company. An attorney reviews the carrier’s records and deals with its insurance companies.
Other practice areas
- Vehicles. Texas bus accidents, Texas bicycle accidents, Texas train accidents, Texas boat accidents
- Property. Texas premises liability, Texas beauty salon injuries
- Product liability. Texas defective products
- Medical care and abuse. Texas medical malpractice, sex trafficking in Texas
Texas injury lawyers for serious injuries
After a serious accident with severe injuries, get necessary medical treatment for all physical injuries.
- Spinal cord injuries, on our national spinal cord injury lawyer page
- Burns, on our national burn injury lawyer page
- Falls on unsafe property, on our national slip and fall accident page
- Other life changing injuries, on our national catastrophic personal injury page
Accidents on the job
Texas generally lets private employers choose whether to carry workers’ compensation. With coverage, benefits are generally your only remedy against the employer, but you may still have a claim against a negligent third party. Without coverage, an injured worker may sue the employer for negligence, and the worker’s own negligence is not a defense. Personal injury lawyers can check which rule applies to clients hurt at work.
Wrongful death claims
When an accident is fatal, family members may have a wrongful death claim to recover compensation, and Texas wrongful death attorneys can tell them who may file.
What compensation covers in injury cases
State law separates economic damages, such as medical bills, lost wages and other lost income, from noneconomic damages. Noneconomic damages include physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, physical impairment and loss of enjoyment of life.
Recovery of medical expenses is limited to the amount actually paid or incurred. Insurance companies review each loss, so our attorneys help clients document them. No attorney can promise an amount.
In a drunk driving case, exemplary damages are available only if you prove by clear and convincing evidence that the harm resulted from fraud, malice or gross negligence.
Questions to ask a personal injury law firm
Injured Texans can talk with personal injury lawyers at more than one firm before hiring. Good questions cover which attorney will handle the case, what updates clients receive, whether it takes cases through trial preparation and how attorney fees and upfront costs work. The attorney fee agreement is worth reading before you sign.
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National injury pages
- Accidents. traffic accidents, ATV accidents, drowning accidents, accidental shootings
- Power and utilities. blackout accidents, powerlines accidents, Texas ERCOT claims
- Children. child injuries, child abuse
- Work, illness and products. meatpacking injuries, silicosis lung damage, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Zantac claims
Zinda Law Group’s personal injury attorneys also work outside Texas.
Texas injury lawyers by city and county
Our Texas personal injury attorneys represent clients in these cities and counties.
- Central Texas. Austin injury lawyers, Round Rock injury lawyers, Temple injury lawyers, Waco injury lawyers, Bryan injury lawyers, Cedar Park injury lawyers, Hutto injury lawyers, Kyle injury lawyers, San Marcos injury lawyers, New Braunfels injury lawyers, Killeen injury lawyers, College Station injury lawyers, Burnet injury lawyers, Llano injury lawyers
- Counties. Travis County injury lawyers, Williamson County injury attorneys, Hays County personal injury lawyers, Bastrop County injury attorneys, Caldwell County personal injury lawyers, Blanco County injury lawyers, Milam County injury law firm
- North Texas. Dallas injury lawyers, Fort Worth injury lawyers, Arlington injury lawyers, Carrollton injury lawyers, Plano injury lawyers, Garland injury lawyers, Irving injury lawyers, Grand Prairie injury lawyers, Mesquite injury lawyers, Richardson injury lawyers, Allen injury lawyers, McKinney injury lawyers, Frisco injury lawyers, Denton injury lawyers, Lewisville injury lawyers, Waxahachie injury lawyers
- South Texas and the coast. Houston injury lawyers, Webster injury lawyers, San Antonio injury lawyers, Corpus Christi injury lawyers, Baytown injury lawyers
- East Texas. Tyler injury lawyers, Longview injury lawyers, Beaumont injury lawyers
- West Texas. El Paso injury lawyers, Midland injury lawyers, Lubbock injury lawyers, Amarillo injury lawyers
A free case evaluation with a Texas personal injury law firm
Zinda Law Group is a law firm offering legal services across Texas. A free case evaluation lets the firm’s injury attorneys hear your legal needs and explain your deadline and what compensation the law allows. After hiring, clients receive updates while the firm’s personal injury lawyers handle the legal process. Our firm works on a contingency fee basis, so there is no out-of-pocket cost to secure the legal representation you need.
