Sue Deadlines

All states

Statute of limitations in Texas

2 yearsPersonal injury deadline

2 years (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.003)1

The details

Personal injury
2 years after the day the cause of action accrues (Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.003(a)).1
Property damage
2 years for trespass for injury to the estate or property of another, and for conversion or taking of personal property (Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.003(a)).1
Defamation
1 year for libel or slander (Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.002(a)).2
Fraud
4 years (Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.004(a)(4)).3
Debt collection (open account)
4 years for debt (Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.004(a)(3)).3

The sources we read do not say: written contract, oral contract, medical malpractice, claims against the state government (notice deadline).

The official Texas Constitution and Statutes site returned no statute text, so a Justia copy of the 2025 code was used.
Deadlines usually run from the date of the harm or its discovery, and many exceptions apply. A lawyer can tell you how they apply to you.

Sources

  1. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.003 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.002 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  3. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.004 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.