Tex. Health & Safety Code § 791.011 · Subchapter B. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIRE ESCAPES
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A fire escape shall be constructed and arranged in a manner that:
(1) permits exit on the fire escape from each floor of the building above the first floor; and
(2) provides an uninterrupted exit from the building to the grade.
(b) The materials, construction, erection, and test of a fire escape must comply with the minimum specifications established under this subchapter for that type of fire escape.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.791.htm
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