Texas Car Accident Laws

If you drive in the state of Texas you must have car insurance that covers a minimum of $20,000 per person to cover bodily injury liability. (Up to a total of $40,000 for more than one person injured in the car accident.) At a minimum, property damage liability is $15,000 on car insurance plans.

If you are injured you have two years to claim your injury from the date the injury happened. If you did not realize you had an injury, you have two years from the date you discovered the injury to file a claim.

Texas car accident laws state that if you were involved in a car accident due to a government employee, you are able to hold the government agency responsible by filing a claim against them. Examples of government agencies include a school, county, state, public agency, city or town that the person who caused the accident is employed with.

If you plan on filing a claim against someone who works for a government employer, you must file a report with the agency within thirty to ninety days of the accident. This report must be filed before you sue the agency.

Make sure you hand in your claim on time and you may want to get a lawyer or someone with knowledge in handling auto accident lawsuits to increase your chances of obtaining the damages you deserve. Make sure you also understand how much time you have to file your claim against the government agency, insurance companies, the other driver, or any other party that may be at fault.

When dealing with Texas car accident laws you can get a free consultation with a lawyer who can answer any questions you may have with regards to your car accident to help you get started.

In 2006, there were 3,070 fatal car accidents in Texas. If you have been injured in an accident, contact our Corpus Christi injury attorneys. We represent victims of truck accidents, medical malpractice, brain injury, and wrongful death.