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Possible official starting points

The event record should show the mechanism as specifically as available evidence allows. Depending on the setting, useful materials may include photographs, videos, witness names, incident reports, vehicle or equipment information, safety materials, communications, and a timeline of what happened before and after the event. Do not assume that a symptom record alone will establish the mechanism.

• Write down the date, approximate time, location description, and sequence of events.
• Preserve original photos, videos, messages, and files rather than only screenshots.
• Identify witnesses and record what each person directly observed.
• Keep records showing transport, emergency response, and the first reported symptoms.

Match the record to the event type

For a roadway event, the Texas Department of Transportation provides statewide starting points for crash reports, records, data, and statistics; that source does not establish that TxDOT investigated or controls a particular scene. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department provides the official subject of boating accident duties and reports. Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation provides information on injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records. These sources should be used only for the subjects identified in the source packet.

Use dates, not impressions alone

Arrange the records by date rather than by provider alone. Begin with the pre-event baseline, then document the event, earliest symptoms, examinations, imaging or other testing, treatment, referrals, and later functional changes. Include both symptoms that continued and activities that became harder or required assistance.

• Baseline: usual cognition, behavior, communication, mobility, school, work, and household activities.
• Early period: first complaints, observed changes, transport, evaluation, and instructions.
• Testing and care: imaging, neurologic or cognitive testing, medication, therapy, referrals, and follow-up.
• Function over time: memory, attention, processing, behavior, sleep, balance, communication, work, school, and daily tasks.
• Support needs: supervision, transportation, assistive equipment, care schedules, and related records.

Connect symptoms to function

When a symptom is described, note who reported it, when it began or changed, what record contains it, and how it affected an activity. A dated sequence can show gaps, improvement, persistence, or new concerns without predicting how a dispute will be resolved.

Keep the next step concrete

Start with a short chronology and a record inventory. Preserve originals, identify missing periods, and request records from the people or organizations most likely to hold them. Avoid altering files or relying only on memory when a contemporaneous document may exist.

• Create an event timeline and symptom timeline.
• Write a baseline account using dated school, work, household, or care records.
• List every provider, witness, employer, school, caregiver, and event-related organization.
• Save imaging reports, testing results, treatment notes, restrictions, invoices, and equipment records.
• Record current functional changes with concrete examples and dates.

Use the right source for the right question

For Texas-specific source orientation, Chapter 16 is the official limitations chapter, Chapter 33 addresses proportionate responsibility, Chapter 101 identifies the Texas Tort Claims Act, Chapter 74 identifies health-care liability claims, Chapter 82 identifies products liability, and the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation provides the official subject of injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records. These references do not supply a deadline, outcome, or legal conclusion.