Texas Statutes
§ 791.011 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Texas § 791.011
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Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 791.011 (2026).
Text
Sec. 791.011. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(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.
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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 § 791.011, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/791.011.