Editorial policy

What we will and will not tell you

We write about what happens after a death, a crime or a biohazard event in a Texas property: who releases the scene, who is responsible for the cleanup, what it usually costs, and how to judge a company. We do not give medical, legal or insurance advice, and we are not a party to any contract you sign with a cleanup company.

Where the facts come from

• Process and jurisdiction — county medical examiner and justice of the peace offices, police departments, and city code. Cited on the page where they are used.
• Regulation — the federal OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard and Texas waste-transport rules, linked to the regulator, never paraphrased from a competitor's marketing page.
• Compensation and tenancy — the Texas Attorney General and the Texas Property Code.
• Local figures — the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and each city's or county's own published data.

If we cannot source a fact, the page does not state it. A page that says less is better than a page that reads well and is wrong.

Cost figures

Every price range on this site is a broad industry range, not a quote and not a survey we have run. We publish them because a family with no reference point is easier to overcharge, and we would rather give a wide honest range than none — but they are indicative only, they carry no source because no authoritative source for them exists, and no page implies a price for your property. Every one of them tells you to get a written estimate after an on-site assessment. Our cost estimator is a rough indication and says so on the tool itself.

What we do not do

• We do not claim certifications, licenses or training on behalf of companies we list. Texas does not license this trade at all — see how we verify.
• We do not publish invented reviews, ratings, case studies or customer names.
• We do not write that help is "guaranteed", "same-day" or "instant" for any specific address, because that depends on a company's crew and workload that day.
• We do not let payment change what a page says. Companies pay for inquiries, not for coverage.

Corrections

If something here is wrong — an office that moved, a number that changed, a rule we read incorrectly — tell us on the contact page and we will fix it and note the change. Pages carry the date they were last reviewed.

Crisis support

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — free, confidential, 24 hours a day. In an immediate emergency call 911. We are not a crisis service and we cannot help with an emergency in progress.