Like most personal injury claims, truck accident lawsuits are generally subject to Texas’s two-year statute of limitations under Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.003.
However, evidence such as black box data and electronic driver logs can be lost or overwritten quickly, so prompt investigation is critical even though the filing deadline itself is further away. Contacting an attorney soon after the crash helps preserve this time-sensitive evidence.
A Houston trial lawyer since 2009 — representing injured people and their families, and defending the accused in DWI and criminal cases. Jay is an ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist, a certified practitioner and instructor of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, a certified Drug Recognition Expert, and trained in forensic chromatography. He is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, a founding member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association, and an appointee to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission by Gov. Abbott in 2024.
Last reviewed July 2026 · This article is legal information, not legal advice. Read Jay’s full bio →