Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.0031 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL — TRIAL MATTERS — LIMITATIONS — LIMITATIONS OF PERSONAL ACTIONS — Asbestos-Related or Silica-Related Injuries
(a) In an action for personal injury or death resulting from an asbestos-related injury, as defined by Section 90.001, the cause of action accrues for purposes of Section 16.003 on the earlier of the following dates:
(1) the date of the exposed person's death; or
(2) the date that the claimant serves on a defendant a report complying with Section 90.003 or 90.010(f).
(b) In an action for personal injury or death resulting from a silica-related injury, as defined by Section 90.001, the cause of action accrues for purposes of Section 16.003 on the earlier of the following dates:
(1) the date of the exposed person's death; or
(2) the date that the claimant serves on a defendant a report complying with Section 90.004 or 90.010(f).
Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 16.0031
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 97, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2005.