Roundup Cancer Lawsuit in Texas

What Texas residents should know

Texas residents are not necessarily limited to filing only in Texas state court. Many mass tort claims may be evaluated by national firms, filed in federal court, coordinated through MDL proceedings, or handled through another legal process.

State law may still matter for deadlines, damages, claim evaluation, and certain procedural issues.

What stands out about Roundup litigation in Texas?

Texas's relevance to Roundup litigation is largely agricultural. As one of the country's largest cotton and row-crop states, Texas has extensive glyphosate use; the USDA NASS 2021 Cotton Chemical Use survey documents glyphosate as a standard herbicide across U.S. cotton acreage, with Texas the dominant cotton-producing state. The most common Texas exposure profiles involve farmworkers, applicators, and agricultural handlers.

Federal Roundup cases filed by Texas residents are transferred into the national proceeding, MDL No. 2741, in the Northern District of California before Judge Vince Chhabria. Many claims are also being resolved through the proposed $7.25 billion nationwide class settlement that received preliminary approval in Missouri state court in March 2026.

The practical center of gravity for Texas claimants is therefore the federal MDL and the nationwide settlement rather than a Texas-specific trial track.

Sources: USDA NASS 2021 Cotton Chemical Use Highlights; JPML — pending MDL dockets; King v. Monsanto preliminary approval order (Mar. 4, 2026).

Possible eligibility factors

Texas residents may want to speak with a lawyer if they used or were exposed to Roundup and glyphosate-based herbicide products and later experienced non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

• Use, prescription, employment, service, or exposure history.
• Medical diagnosis and treatment records.
• Approximate dates of use, exposure, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Information about prior conditions, alternative exposures, or other facts a lawyer may need to evaluate.

What records support Roundup claims in Texas?

• Purchase receipts, product photos, farm, landscaping, groundskeeping, municipal, school, golf-course, or property-maintenance records.
• Records showing repeated glyphosate or Roundup use, mixing, spraying, application frequency, and exposure years.
• Oncology records, pathology reports, biopsy records, treatment history, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtype records.
• Prior claim forms, settlement paperwork, releases, opt-out documents, or law-firm communications if any exist.

What exposure and legal context matter in Texas?

State residents may have encountered Roundup through agricultural use, residential use, landscaping, groundskeeping, parks, schools, golf courses, or similar settings.

Where are Texas Roundup cases handled?

Living in Texas does not necessarily mean the case will be filed only in Texas. Claims may be evaluated by national firms, filed in federal court, coordinated through MDL proceedings, or handled through another legal process.

Federal courts in Texas

• Northern District of Texas
• Southern District of Texas
• Eastern District of Texas
• Western District of Texas

What is the filing deadline for Roundup lawsuits in Texas?

For a Texas resident researching Roundup claims, the starting point is usually Texas's general personal injury period: 2 years under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003. That is only a starting point, not a final legal deadline for every person.

The real filing deadline can depend on diagnosis date, when the injury and possible cause were discovered, exposure location, wrongful-death issues, prior claim paperwork, and whether the case is filed directly, transferred to an MDL, or handled through another process.

Discovery-rule note: Texas recognizes a discovery rule in limited circumstances involving inherently undiscoverable injuries.

How long do Texas residents have to file?

Texas's personal injury statute of limitations applicable to product liability claims is 2 years (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003). Accrual timing, tolling, and repose periods can still change the real deadline in an individual case.

• Filing period: 2 years — Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003.
• Discovery rule: Texas recognizes a discovery rule in limited circumstances involving inherently undiscoverable injuries.
• Statute of repose: Texas applies a 15-year statute of repose to many product liability claims (§ 16.012).

Because the controlling deadline depends on diagnosis date, discovery facts, exposure history, wrongful-death rules, and how the claim is filed, only a licensed attorney can confirm the deadline that applies to a specific situation. This page is general legal information, not legal advice.

What should Texas residents ask a lawyer?

• What proof do you need of Roundup or glyphosate exposure and years of use?
• How do lymphoma subtype, diagnosis date, and oncology records affect review?
• Could prior settlement paperwork, releases, or opt-out documents affect my options?
• How do state filing deadlines apply to my diagnosis and discovery timeline?
• Would my claim be handled locally, nationally, or through the MDL?
• Are there upfront costs?