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Connect each fact to a possible record holder

Write a time-ordered account while details are fresh. Separate what you personally observed from what someone else told you, and preserve original materials rather than relying only on screenshots or summaries.

• Record the date, approximate time, location description, people present, and sequence of events.
• Save photographs, video, messages, emails, receipts, app records, and notes in their original form when possible.
• Identify witnesses and note what each person may have observed.
• Keep a simple log of medical visits, work absences, communications, and changes in symptoms.
• Do not edit, delete, or overwrite potentially relevant files.

Preserve before contacting others

For each important fact, ask who created, received, stored, or may still possess a record of it. This turns a broad account into a practical collection list without assuming that any particular record exists.

• Incident scene: photographs, videos, witness information, and any available report reference.
• Vehicle or equipment: ownership, maintenance, inspection, rental, purchase, or electronic records when applicable.
• Communications: messages, emails, calls, notices, and claim correspondence.
• Personal effects: damaged-property photographs, repair estimates, and purchase documentation.

Event and evidence map: point 3

Keep a copy of your own materials and avoid relying on a single device or account. If another person or organization may hold evidence, record its identity and the date you requested or noticed it. Preservation does not establish what the evidence will show.

Use a consistent timeline

Keep a chronological medical file containing appointment dates, discharge instructions, prescriptions, referrals, imaging or testing references, bills, and written communications. Ask providers about obtaining records through their ordinary records process. The Texas Health Care Liability Claims chapter is an official source for that subject area; it does not, by itself, resolve a particular claim.

• Separate clinical records from billing records.
• Keep copies of instructions and questions you sent to providers.
• Track missed work, schedule changes, and employer communications.
• Preserve pay, attendance, and other employment documents you already receive.
• For a work-related event, compare your records with the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s official information about injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records.

Medical and work documentation: point 2

A timeline should identify what happened, when care occurred, what work or ordinary activities changed, and which documents support each entry. Avoid filling gaps with assumptions; mark unknown dates and unresolved questions for case-specific review.

Keep legal subjects separate

Use the event details and record-holder map to choose a narrower review path. The linked topics cover different evidence patterns, so the best starting point is the one that most closely describes the event rather than a broad label alone.

• Car, bicycle, bus, aviation, boating, or jet ski event: begin with the corresponding accident topic.
• Construction-site event, burn, amputation, or other severe injury: begin with the matching injury or setting topic.
• Possible product involvement: Chapter 82 is the official Texas products-liability source; it does not establish that a product was defective.
• Possible health-care involvement: Chapter 74 is the official Texas health-care-liability source; it does not resolve procedural requirements or the merits.
• Possible work-related event: review the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation subject area and preserve employer records.

Topic selection: point 2

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 33 is the official proportionate-responsibility chapter, and Chapter 16 is the official limitations chapter. This page identifies those subject areas only; it does not state percentages, outcomes, filing deadlines, or a deadline calculation.