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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.002

FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.002, FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/676209
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(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.