Texas Statutes
§ 791.031 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 791.031
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 791.031 (2026).
Text
Sec. 791.031. DEFINITIONS.
(a)In this subchapter, "story" means the space between two successive floor levels of a building, and a basement is a story if the floor level immediately above the basement is at least 10 feet above the grade line on at least one side of the building.
(b)In this subchapter, types of construction are classified as "fireproof," "semifireproof," or "ordinary," as those terms are defined in the most recent edition of the building code published by the successor organization to the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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 § 791.031, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/791.031.