Tex. Health & Safety Code § 766.051 · Subchapter B. FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Fire protection sprinkler system" means an assembly of underground or overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or devices to:
(A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and
(B) provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of combustion.
(2) "Residential high-rise building" means a building used primarily for a residential purpose and that extends 75 feet or more from the ground.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (H.B. 3089), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.766.htm
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