Selma, Texas Injury Claim Factors
Selma is a small city in Bexar County, and that matters after a crash. You may deal with the Selma Police Department for a local wreck, but many claims here quickly point outward to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Bexar County courts, or the TxDOT CRIS report system. If you commute into San Antonio or elsewhere in Bexar County, the place where the crash happened usually controls which agency responds and where the claim is handled.
213
People killed, 2023
50%
Fault bars recovery above
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Agencies that respond to crashes in Selma
Selma Police Department
City police
Bexar County Sheriff's Office
County sheriff
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers
State patrol
How to get your Selma crash report
- Where to request it
- https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/app/home
Courts that hear Bexar County civil cases
Bexar County District Courts
General civil claims
Bexar County Court at Law
Smaller civil claims
County systems matter more than city lines
In Selma, some crashes are handled by the Selma Police Department, but much of the claim process runs through county-level systems. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is the county law-enforcement agency listed for this area, and civil cases are generally filed in the Bexar County District Courts or Bexar County Court at Law rather than in a Selma-only injury court structure. If you need the crash report, Texas CR-3 reports are purchased through the TxDOT CRIS portal.
The commute issue is important here. Selma has a population of 11,900, so many residents drive elsewhere in Bexar County for work and errands, and the claim usually follows the crash location, not your home address. If you live in Selma but were injured outside the city, the responding agency may be different from the Selma Police Department, and the report and court path may still run through Bexar County systems such as the Bexar County District Courts or Bexar County Court at Law.
Scale also matters when you are judging how serious county traffic risk can be. In Bexar County, the 2023 NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System recorded 206 fatal crashes and 213 fatalities, including 78 pedestrian fatalities and 8 bicyclist fatalities. Those are countywide figures, not Selma-only counts, but they are a reminder that even if your collision happened in a smaller city, the broader Bexar County transportation network often shapes the investigation, treatment path, and claim handling.
How fault is allocated in Texas
Texas follows modified comparative negligence with a 50% bar. Below that line your recovery is reduced in proportion to your fault. Above it, you recover nothing at all, which makes the fault allocation the central dispute in most contested claims.
As an example, a $100,000 claim in which you are found 20% responsible would yield $80,000. The same claim with 51% responsibility attributed to you would yield nothing, because Texas bars recovery above 50%.
Texas filing deadlines
2 years
Personal injury
2 years
Wrongful death
6 months
Claim against a government agency
Reviewed 2026-07-29. Not yet reviewed by a licensed attorney. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Selma questions
Sources and review dates
- U.S. Census Bureau — Selma place GEOID 4866704, population 11,900 (2024 Population Estimates), land area 5.009 sq mi (2023 Gazetteer).
- NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2023 national file · reviewed 2026-07-30
- HIFLD Local Law Enforcement Locations, derived from the BJS Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (2008), imagery-validated to 2018 · reviewed 2026-07-30
- Texas Judicial Branch — Court Structure of Texas · reviewed 2026-07-30
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003 — Two-year limitations period · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ch. 33 — Proportionate responsibility · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.101 — Tort Claims Act notice · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Tex. Transp. Code § 601.072 — Minimum financial responsibility amounts · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Texas Department of Insurance — Auto insurance guide · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 74.301 — Limitation on noneconomic damages · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.008 — Limitation on amount of recovery · reviewed 2026-07-29
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.023 — Limitation on amount of liability · reviewed 2026-07-29
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