Claim deadline checker in Texas
How long you have to file a personal injury claim after a crash, in your state, with the statute it comes from and the date it was last checked.
- Deadline to file an injury claim
- 2 years
- Statute
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003
- When the clock starts
- The day the cause of action accrues, which for a crash injury is normally the day of the crash. For a death, the statute runs two years from the date of death rather than the crash.
- Watch out for
- A claim against a city, county or state body is governed by separate notice rules with far shorter windows, and some cities require notice within months. Check before you rely on the two years.
Source: Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.003: "a person must bring suit for … personal injury … not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues"; and for injury resulting in death, "not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues. The cause of action accrues on the death of the injured person.". Verified September 23, 2026. Information, not legal advice.