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Car Accident Lawyers in Texas
A car accident claim is a personal injury or wrongful death case arising from a collision involving a passenger vehicle. In Texas, recovery is governed by modified comparative fault: the injured person can recover damages if they are 50% or less at fault, with the recovery reduced by their share. Claims must be filed within two years of the incident under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003.
Common types of Texas car accidents
Rear-end collisions, intersection crashes, T-bone (broadside) crashes, head-on collisions, multi-vehicle pile-ups, distracted-driving crashes, drunk-driving crashes, hit-and-runs, and uninsured-motorist incidents. Each fact pattern has its own liability analysis: at-fault driver, comparative fault, and (where applicable) employer or commercial-defendant exposure.
Typical injuries we see
Whiplash, cervical and lumbar disc injuries, traumatic brain injuries, fractures, shoulder and rotator-cuff tears, internal injuries, soft-tissue injuries that persist for months. Serious injuries often look minor in the first 24 hours, which is why early medical documentation matters.
Texas-specific liability rules
Texas is an at-fault state. The driver who caused the crash is liable. Texas applies modified comparative fault with a 51% bar: if you are 51% or more at fault, you recover nothing. Liability against employers (respondeat superior) and other commercial defendants is common in trucking and rideshare contexts. Insurance coverage stacking, UM/UIM coverage, and PIP all matter; many claims leave money on the table by not pursuing every applicable policy.
Damages available in a Texas car accident claim
Past and future medical expenses, past and future lost earnings, pain and suffering, mental anguish, impairment, disfigurement, and (in cases involving gross negligence or specific statutory triggers) exemplary damages.
Frequently asked
Questions Texas accident victims ask us
- Not for every fender-bender. For a clear minor-injury claim with cooperative insurance, you can often handle it directly. For any case with meaningful injuries, disputed fault, multiple vehicles, commercial defendants, or insurance pushback, hiring an attorney almost always recovers more than they cost you on contingency.
- Two years from the date of the crash under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003. Exceptions exist (minors, government-defendant claims, certain delayed-discovery scenarios) but you should treat two years as the default and call a lawyer well before then so evidence can be preserved.
- Texas applies modified comparative fault with a 51% bar. If you are 50% or less at fault, you can recover damages reduced by your share of fault. If you are 51% or more at fault, you recover nothing. Insurers often try to over-assign fault to the claimant; the legal analysis matters.
- Your own UM/UIM (uninsured/underinsured motorist) coverage steps in. Most Texas policies include some level of UM/UIM unless the policyholder explicitly waived it in writing. We help clients identify and stack every applicable coverage.
- It depends on documented medical damages, future medical needs, wage loss (past and future), the seriousness and permanence of injuries, fault allocation, and the available insurance coverage. We can give you a defendable range after reviewing your records; we will not give you a number on the phone before the file is built, because no honest lawyer can.
- Most Texas car-accident cases settle without trial. That said, the firm you hire should be willing and able to file and try the case if the insurer's offer is wrong. Settlement value tracks closely with which firms file and which don't.
- Yes. We represent injured clients across Texas: Austin, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, and elsewhere. We handle home and hospital visits when needed.
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