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Tex. Labor Code § 501.024

EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE

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Tex. Labor Code § 501.024, EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688152
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The following persons are excluded from coverage as an employee under this chapter: (1) a person performing personal services for the state as an independent contractor or volunteer; (2) a person who at the time of injury was performing services for the federal government and who is covered by some form of federal workers' compensation insurance; (3) a prisoner or inmate of a prison or correctional institution, other than a work program participant participating in a Texas Correctional Industries contract described by Section 497.006, Government Code; (4) a client or patient of a state agency; (5) a person employed by the Texas Department of Transportation who is covered under Chapter 505; (6) a person employed by The University of Texas System who is covered by Chapter 503; and (7) a person employed by The Texas A&M University System who is covered by Chapter 502.