610City guide · Harris County
After a crash in Houston.
Texas law decides your deadlines and your claim. Houston decides where the report lives, where your car got towed, and which courthouse hears it. This page covers the local half.
~$6HPD crash reports, ordered online through TxDOT CRIS
Dailystorage fees at tow lots — locate your vehicle fast via the city’s tow lookup
$20kmax claim in Harris County justice courts — the small-claims route
2 yrssame Texas filing deadline as everywhere — the city doesn’t change the clock
- Online · 5–10 days
Get the report
If HPD worked the scene, the CR-3 is filed to TxDOT. Order it online through CRIS — no records-window trip needed. Check every field against what you remember.
- Fees accrue daily
Find the car
Non-consent tows land in licensed storage lots that charge by the day. Use the city’s tow lookup with your plate, then get the car released or moved before fees stack.
- If it comes to it
Know your courthouse
Smaller property-damage disputes fit Harris County justice courts (up to $20,000, no lawyer required). Larger injury claims belong in county or district court.