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Personal injury in Texas: market data

What public records say about the market for personal injury in Texas: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.

Built 2026-10-29 from the open datasets below · CC BY 4.0 · Not legal advice

Demand: what courts and agencies count

Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.

MeasureValuePeriodPlaceSource
Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver1,503
crashes
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist80
crashes
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Fatal crashes3,774
crashes
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
People killed in crashes4,160
deaths
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Fatal crashes involving a large truck647
crashes
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Fatal motorcycle crashes572
crashes
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian754
crashes
2024Texas
state
fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739
record fatal-crashes:48 · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury2,741
cases filed, fiscal year
FY2025Texas
state
federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628
record federal-filings-county:TX · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Workers who commute by car, truck or van11,631,408 ±22,590
workers age 16+
2020-2024Texas
state
legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886
record legal-need-tx · status P · checked 2026-10-28
District courts: civil cases added (every civil case type)307,180
cases added
FY 2024-25Texas
state
state-courts v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23753032
record tx-TX-district-civil-added · status P · checked 2026-10-27
District courts: motor-vehicle injury cases filed54,342
cases filed
FY 2024-25Texas
state
state-courts v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23753032
record tx-TX-district-civil-filed-motor-vehicle · status P · checked 2026-10-27
District courts: other injury or damage cases filed13,141
cases filed
FY 2024-25Texas
state
state-courts v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23753032
record tx-TX-district-civil-filed-other-injury-or-damage · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA18,918
crashes
2025Texas
state
truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677
record truck-crashes:TX · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Deaths in truck and bus crashes587
deaths
2025Texas
state
truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677
record truck-crashes:TX · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Truck and bus crashes with an injury8,367
crashes
2025Texas
state
truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677
record truck-crashes:TX · status P · checked 2026-10-28
OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections185
inspections
FY2025Texas
state
wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226
record wage-enforcement:TX · status P · checked 2026-10-28
OSHA inspections3,722
inspections
FY2025Texas
state
wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226
record wage-enforcement:TX · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers)1
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Eastern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txe-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury6
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Eastern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txe-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury125
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Eastern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txe-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases)331
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Eastern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txe-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil cases filed: personal injury938
cases filed, three fiscal years
FY2023-2025Eastern District of Texas
federal district
idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969
record idb-txe-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers)0
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Northern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txn-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury1
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Northern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txn-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury249
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Northern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txn-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases)480
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Northern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txn-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil cases filed: personal injury1,816
cases filed, three fiscal years
FY2023-2025Northern District of Texas
federal district
idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969
record idb-txn-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers)4
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Southern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txs-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury37
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Southern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txs-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury330
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Southern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txs-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases)893
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Southern District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txs-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil cases filed: personal injury3,110
cases filed, three fiscal years
FY2023-2025Southern District of Texas
federal district
idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969
record idb-txs-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers)1
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Western District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txw-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury0
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Western District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txw-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury197
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Western District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txw-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases)409
cases filed, 12 months
12 months ending 2026-06-30Western District of Texas
federal district
civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009
record cf-txw-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27
Federal civil cases filed: personal injury1,424
cases filed, three fiscal years
FY2023-2025Western District of Texas
federal district
idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969
record idb-txw-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27

Rising or falling

The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.

MeasureBeforeLatestChange
Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
1,486
2023
1,503
2024
rising (+1.1%)
Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
104
2023
80
2024
falling (-23.1%)
Fatal crashes
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
3,877
2023
3,774
2024
falling (-2.7%)
People killed in crashes
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
4,294
2023
4,160
2024
falling (-3.1%)
Fatal crashes involving a large truck
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
643
2023
647
2024
rising (+0.6%)
Fatal motorcycle crashes
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
590
2023
572
2024
falling (-3.1%)
Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian
Texas · record fatal-crashes:48
794
2023
754
2024
falling (-5%)
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury
Texas · record federal-filings-county:TX
2,366
FY2024
2,741
FY2025
rising (+15.8%)
District courts: civil cases added (every civil case type)
Texas · record tx-TX-district-civil-added
284,187
FY 2023-24
307,180
FY 2024-25
rising (+8.1%)
District courts: motor-vehicle injury cases filed
Texas · record tx-TX-district-civil-filed-motor-vehicle
50,083
FY 2023-24
54,342
FY 2024-25
rising (+8.5%)
District courts: other injury or damage cases filed
Texas · record tx-TX-district-civil-filed-other-injury-or-damage
12,362
FY 2023-24
13,141
FY 2024-25
rising (+6.3%)
Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA
Texas · record truck-crashes:TX
19,979
2024
18,918
2025
falling (-5.3%)

Lawyer supply

How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.

MeasureValuePeriodPlaceSource
New lawyers admitted4,168
lawyers a year
2025Texas
state
bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443
record tx-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents71
counties
2026-Q1Texas
state
deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430
record deserts-48 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Counties with no law office51
counties
2026-Q1Texas
state
deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430
record deserts-48 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Residents living in those low-office counties3.1
percent of residents
2026-Q1Texas
state
deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430
record deserts-48 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Employer law firms13,172
firms
2022Texas
state
law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997
record lfe-tx-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Receipts of employer law firms29,421,960,000
US dollars
2022Texas
state
law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997
record lfe-tx-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Law offices per 10,000 residents5.07
per 10,000 residents
2026-Q1Texas
state
law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415
record law-offices-48 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms)25,541
firms
latest Nonemployer Statistics yearTexas
state
law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415
record law-offices-48 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Private law offices16,079
establishments
2026-Q1Texas
state
law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415
record law-offices-48 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS)56,580
jobs
May 2025Texas
state
lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840
record lawyer-wages:TX:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
Median annual wage of employed lawyers154,200
US dollars a year
May 2025Texas
state
lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840
record lawyer-wages:TX:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28

Counties with the most demand per law office

Of the 25 counties in Texas with the most fatal crashes, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.

CountyDemandLaw officesPer office
Ector County, TX43
record fatal-crashes:48135
36
record law-offices-48135
1.19
Bell County, TX54
record fatal-crashes:48027
64
record law-offices-48027
0.84
Ellis County, TX40
record fatal-crashes:48139
54
record law-offices-48139
0.74
Parker County, TX30
record fatal-crashes:48367
47
record law-offices-48367
0.64
Grayson County, TX28
record fatal-crashes:48181
51
record law-offices-48181
0.55
Midland County, TX32
record fatal-crashes:48329
75
record law-offices-48329
0.43
Galveston County, TX34
record fatal-crashes:48167
91
record law-offices-48167
0.37
Jefferson County, TX43
record fatal-crashes:48245
140
record law-offices-48245
0.31
Williamson County, TX50
record fatal-crashes:48491
168
record law-offices-48491
0.3
Lubbock County, TX45
record fatal-crashes:48303
159
record law-offices-48303
0.28

Fatal crashes (fatal-crashes v1.0.0, 2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = fatal-crashes.fatal_crashes / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.

Spanish-language demand

People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).

MeasureValuePeriodPlaceSource
Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS)11,205 ±1,085
lawyers
2020-2024Texas
state
language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758
record language:state:TX:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25
Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer271 ±26.3
people per lawyer
2020-2024Texas
state
language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758
record language:state:TX:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25
Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS)3,034,861 ±21,917
people age 5+
2020-2024Texas
state
language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758
record language:state:TX:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25
Spanish speakers with limited English3,034,861 ±21,342
people age 5+
2020-2024Texas
state
legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886
record legal-need-tx · status P · checked 2026-10-28

Ad rules that apply

The rules a law firm's ads in Texas have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.

TopicStatusWhat it says
Ad filing or reviewP
primary source
Unless exempt, a lawyer files each ad or solicitation communication with the State Bar's Advertising Review Committee no later than 10 days after dissemination, with a copy, an application and a fee (Rule 7.04(a)).
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Required contentP
primary source
An ad must publish the name of a lawyer responsible for its content and identify the lawyer's primary practice location (Rule 7.02(a)). An ad that mentions contingent fees must say whether the client pays other expenses such as litigation costs (7.02(c)).
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Waiting periods for contactP
primary source
Under Penal Code 38.12(d), a lawyer commits an offense by sending a written communication, or making a solicitation (in person, by phone, by social media direct message or other electronic communication), to someone who has not sought the lawyer's services,…
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Claims and resultsP
primary source
A communication may not be false or misleading or substantially likely to create unjustified expectations about results (Rule 7.01(a)).
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Paying for referralsP
primary source
A lawyer may not pay or offer anything of value to a person not licensed to practice law for soliciting or referring prospective clients, except nominal thank-you gifts (Rule 7.03(e)).
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Call recordingP
primary source
One-party consent: a party to a call, or a person with one party’s prior consent, may record it, unless the recording is made to commit an unlawful act (Penal Code §16.02(c)(4)).
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
TextingP
primary source
Since September 1, 2025, a text or image message sent to get someone to buy counts as a “telephone solicitation” (SB 140; Business and Commerce Code §302.001).
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Drug and device injury ads (state statute)P
primary source
Tex. Gov't Code §§ 81.151-81.156 (Subchapter J, Deceptive Advertising Practices; S.B. 1189, 86th Leg., 2019) (effective 2019-09-01): Texas covers only television ads that promote legal services or solicit clients.
official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28
Ad filing or reviewP
primary source
Texas: lawyers must file their ads with a bar or court office, after the ad first runs. The standard fee is $100 per ad.
official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25
Paying for referralsP
primary source
Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the split matches the work each does, or if the lawyers assume joint responsibility for the case, and the total fee is not unconscionable or illegal.
official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27
Limitation periodP
primary source
Texas, personal injury: 2 years, under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(a), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.
official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28
Limitation periodP
primary source
Texas, wrongful death: 2 years, under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(b), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.
official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28
Limitation periodP
primary source
Texas, property damage: 2 years, under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(a), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.
official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28

Texas lawyer advertising rules

Prices and pay (national)

MeasureValuePeriodPlaceSource
Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted)1,249
thousand jobs
2026-09United States
United States
legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854
record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
CPI-U: legal services230
index
2026-09United States
United States
legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854
record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
PPI: offices of lawyers338
index
2026-09United States
United States
legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854
record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28
PPI: civil negligence legal services257
index
2026-09United States
United States
legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854
record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28

Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026

Our own marketing benchmarks for this practice: aggregated, rounded, and small groups suppressed.

MeasureValuePeriodPlaceSource
Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026: Injury cases: average cost per search-ad click$50–75
USD (band)
2025–2026United States
United States
benchmarks v4.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849
record search-click-costs-1 · status P · checked 2026-10-26

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