Data-driven rankings across 4 cities in Texas. This dataset tracks 60,978 public Google reviews, retrieves 57,910 review records, and analyzes 50,131 text reviews across 84 law firms.
This section covers the legal basics people often ask search engines and LLMs about before hiring a lawyer in Texas. It is rendered from markdown so the structure is easier to parse and cite.
Primary-source citation review is still in progress for this state guide. Use official statutes, court rules, and current case law as controlling authority while this page is being upgraded.
In Texas, the deadline to file a standard personal injury lawsuit is 2 years from the date the cause of action accrues.
Governing statute: Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.003(a). The general personal-injury statute of limitations is two years.
Medical malpractice claims in Texas generally must be filed within 2 years of the breach or tort, or completion of the treatment or hospitalization that is the subject of the claim, with a 10-year statute of repose.
Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 74.251. Special rules and exceptions may affect particular claims, including claims involving minors.
Wrongful death claims in Texas: 2 years from the date of death of the injured person.
Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.003(b).
If a government entity is involved, a much shorter notice deadline usually applies in Texas: generally no later than 6 months after the incident.
Texas Tort Claims Act § 101.101 requires notice describing the injury or damage, the time and place, and the incident. Applicable city-charter rules may also apply, and formal notice is not required when the governmental unit has the actual notice specified by the statute.
Texas follows: Modified comparative fault: a claimant may recover if 50% or less responsible; recovery is reduced by the claimant’s percentage of responsibility. Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 33.001 creates the greater-than-50% bar, and § 33.012(a) requires the proportional reduction.
Damage caps in Texas: There is no single general cap on compensatory damages in ordinary personal-injury cases, but specific statutory caps apply. In health-care liability claims, noneconomic damages are capped at $250,000 per claimant against physicians and non-institution providers collectively, $250,000 against one health-care institution, and $500,000 collectively against multiple institutions. Exemplary damages are subject to a separate cap under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 41.008.
Contingency fees may not be illegal or unconscionable. The agreement must be in writing and specify how the fee is calculated, any different percentages for settlement, trial, or appeal, and whether expenses are deducted before or after calculating the fee.
The claimed “typical” 33%–40% range could not be verified from an official Texas source and should not be treated as a legal rule.
Based on our tracked dataset of 60,978 total Google reviews across 84 personal injury law firms in 4 Texas cities:
Use this table to compare the covered Texas markets on review depth, average rating, and search demand before drilling into a local ranking page.
| City | Firms | Tracked Reviews | Retrieved | Text Analyzed | Avg Rating | Searches / Mo | CPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 21 | 27,885 | 25,069 | 21,659 | 4.85 | 22,200 | $137.7 |
| Dallas | 21 | 15,095 | 14,993 | 13,049 | 4.87 | 9,900 | $136.42 |
| Austin | 21 | 9,807 | 9,807 | 8,562 | 4.92 | 9,900 | $191.18 |
| San Antonio | 21 | 8,191 | 8,041 | 6,861 | 4.89 | 6,600 | $145.72 |
These links route from the state view to the largest public review footprints in the covered markets. Review volume determines prominence here; it is not a quality ranking or endorsement.
This state summary aggregates the fixed city-profile export named in its provenance below. The current depth-50 consumer release separately targets up to 50 discovered offices per assessed practice/city cohort, applies review and practice-evidence gates, and publishes a city page only when at least eight offices qualify.
Source coverage: business profiles were collected in April 2026; review snapshots vary by firm. See the provenance notes below.