In instances of severe injury, Texas allows lifetime income benefits, but the conditions are strict. You must have sustained an injury that left you with the following:
An amputation or the total loss of use of both hands or feet or one of each.
A spinal injury that resulted in permanent paralysis of both arms, legs, or one of each.
Total blindness.
A traumatic brain injury that caused severe, incurable impairment.
Third-degree burns over 40% of your body that require a skin graft or that cover most of the hands or a hand and face.