10/19/2026
Rear-ended in Texas? The driver in back is usually at fault, because the law says every driver has to leave enough room to stop.
But not always. If the driver in front backed up, cut across the lane and slammed on the brakes, or had brake lights that did not work, some of the blame can land on them. And in Texas, if you are found more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing.
We wrote a plain-English guide to who is at fault, which injuries to watch for even when the damage looks small, and what to do right after the crash. The link is in the first comment.
