Texas Statutes
§ 791.002 — FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED.
Texas § 791.002
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 791.002 (2026).
Text
Sec. 791.002. FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED.
(a)The owner of a building shall equip the building with at least one fire escape and with additional fire escapes as required by Subchapters C and D if the building has at least:
(1)three stories and is used as a facility subject to Subchapter C; or
(2)two stories and is used as a school.
(b)A fire escape required by this chapter must meet the specifications provided by this chapter for an exterior stairway fire escape, an exterior chute fire escape, a combination of those exterior fire escapes, or an interior fire escape.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 791.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 791.002
FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED.§ 791.003
COMPLIANCE.§ 791.004
EXEMPTIONS.§ 791.005
LOCATION OF FIRE ESCAPES.§ 791.006
INSPECTION; APPROVAL.§ 791.007
TESTS; AFFIDAVIT.§ 791.011
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.§ 791.015
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Texas § 791.002, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/791.002.