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Preserve conditions before they change

Preserve a time-based account while memories and physical conditions are fresh. Note when you arrived, where you entered, what lighting and access conditions were visible, when the incident occurred, who responded, and what changed before you left. Photograph or preserve the condition of relevant doors, gates, lights, cameras, signs, barriers, and surrounding areas when it is safe and lawful to do so.

• Write down the exact area and route involved, using a simple sketch if helpful.
• Identify witnesses and preserve contact information without pressuring anyone to characterize the event.
• Keep photographs, videos, messages, receipts, incident communications, and medical records in their original form when possible.
• Avoid altering, discarding, repairing, or cleaning relevant items before documenting them, unless safety requires action.

Separate crash records from property-security records

If the event involved a vehicle crash, TxDOT provides statewide starting points for crash reports, records, data, and statistics. That resource should not be treated as proof that TxDOT investigated or controlled a particular property or scene.

Keep originals and track gaps

Organize the available material in a sequence that keeps the event, the property condition, and the responsible entities distinct. Begin with personal records and medical documentation, then add scene evidence, witness information, and communications. Next, identify the people or entities that may hold operational records.

• 1. Create a dated incident narrative and preserve original photographs, videos, and messages.
• 2. Gather medical records, bills, work restrictions, and other documents relating to treatment or recovery.
• 3. List every known witness, responder, property representative, tenant, owner, manager, and security worker.
• 4. Send preservation communications identifying surveillance, access, patrol, lighting, maintenance, and incident materials.
• 5. Track responses, missing categories, overwritten footage, and changes to the property condition.

Flag public-entity involvement without assuming the result

For public entities or public property, the Texas Legislature identifies the Texas Tort Claims Act in Chapter 101. That source identifies the official public-entity liability chapter; it does not by itself establish a notice period or determine whether a particular claim is covered.

Preserve facts before drawing conclusions

Seek medical attention for urgent symptoms and follow appropriate care instructions. Write down the event while details are fresh, preserve physical and electronic evidence, and avoid guessing about facts that are uncertain. Identify all entities connected to the premises and request preservation of surveillance, access, patrol, maintenance, inspection, and incident materials.

• Record the property address, exact area, date, approximate time, and conditions observed.
• Preserve communications with property representatives, insurers, witnesses, and responders.
• Ask where an incident report was made and who created or received it.
• Identify whether a government entity, health-care provider, employer, vehicle, or product may also be involved before choosing which records to pursue.
• Review the official Texas limitations chapter and proportionate-responsibility chapter as part of issue-spotting, without assuming a deadline, percentage, or outcome.