Tex. Health & Safety Code § 791.037 · Subchapter D. ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
EXTERIOR FIRE ESCAPE EXITS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An exit door leading to an exterior fire escape must open on a landing that is at least the width of the doors. The door must swing outward and be:
(1) at least three feet by six feet six inches;
(2) glazed with wire glass; and
(3) level at the bottom with the floors of the rooms or hallways and landings that it serves.
(b) An exit door may be secured only by panic hardware approved by the successor organization to the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Hooks, latches, bolts, locks, and similar devices are prohibited.
(c) A window may not be used as a means of access to an exterior 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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