Tex. Codes » Labor Code · TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 501. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES UNDER THE DIRECTION OR CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Tex. Lab. Code § 501.001 (2026)

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Sec. 501.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Division" means the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance.

(2) "Compensable injury" has the meaning assigned to that term under Subtitle A.

(3) "Director" means the director of the State Office of Risk Management.

(4) "Office" means the State Office of Risk Management.

(5) "Employee" means a person who is:

(A) in the service of the state pursuant to an election, appointment, or express oral or written contract of hire;

(B) paid from state funds but whose duties require that the person work and frequently receive supervision in a political subdivision of the state;

(C) a peace officer employed by a political subdivision, while the peace officer is exercising authority granted under:

(i) Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(ii) Articles 14.03(d) and (g), Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(D) a member of the state military forces, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code, who is engaged in authorized training or duty.

(5-a) "Post-traumatic stress disorder" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.019.

(6) "State agency" includes a department, board, commission, or institution of this state.

(6-a) "State active duty" and "Texas military forces" have the meanings assigned by Section 437.001, Government Code.

(7) "Board" means the risk management board.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1098, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 14.02, eff. June 17, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.288, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 2B.09, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.15, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (H.B. 919), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (H.B. 90), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.130, eff. January 1, 2025.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1998–2016 · leading case: Richards v. Texas a & M Univ. Sys., 131 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. App. 2004).
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Richards v. Texas a & M Univ. Sys., 131 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Within this general provision for state employees, the Act expressly includes employees of Texas Tech University, of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and of institutions under the boards of regents of those institutions.”
State Off. of Risk Mgmt. v. Maria E. Olivas, 509 S.W.3d 499 (Tex. App. 2016). “Certain governmental entities then fall under the terms of the Act by virtue of the Political Subdivisions Law, codified at Tex.Lab.Code Ann. §§ 501.001 et. seq., 502.”
El Paso Cnty. Juv. Bd. v. Dolores Aguilar, 387 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 501.001(6)(SAA); Tex.”
England v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 831 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “Tex. Lab.Code §§ 501.001 et. seq. . See Doc.”
Gonzalez v. Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep't, 87 S.W.3d 563 (Tex. App. 1998). “Because TPWD is an agency under chapter 501 of the Texas Labor Code, see Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 501.001(6); see, e.g.”
Edna A. Martinez v. State Off. of Risk Mgmt. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “7, 35, 36 Tex. Lab. Code § 501.001 ................”
Donna D. Borden v. Smith Cnty. Cmty. Supervision & Corr. Dep't (Tex. App. 2013). “3 The Norman Decision and Its Effect on the SAA In reaching their respective holdings, each of these courts discussed the supreme court's holding in Norman, 342 S.W.3d at 57–58.4 In Norman, the court concluded that due to amendments to the PSL, its prior decision recognizing a…”
Wendell H. Taylor v. Lubbock Reg'l MHMR & JI Texas Risk Mgmt. & Texas Dep't of Ins. Div. of Workers' Comp. (Tex. App. 2013). “002(a) (providing that "[t]he following provisions of Subtitles A and B apply to and are included in this chapter except to the extent that they are inconsistent with this chapter").”
Edna A. Martinez v. State Off. of Risk Mgmt. (Tex. App. 2015). “12 TEX. LAB. CODE §501.001(2). . . . . . . .”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 501.001(2) — 1 case
Edna A. Martinez v. State Off. of Risk Mgmt. (Tex. App. 2015). “12 TEX. LAB. CODE §501.001(2). . . . . . . .”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 501.001(5)(A) — 1 case
Richards v. Texas a & M Univ. Sys., 131 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. App. 2004). “Within this general provision for state employees, the Act expressly includes employees of Texas Tech University, of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and of institutions under the boards of regents of those institutions.”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 501.001(6) — 1 case
Gonzalez v. Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep't, 87 S.W.3d 563 (Tex. App. 1998). “Because TPWD is an agency under chapter 501 of the Texas Labor Code, see Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 501.001(6); see, e.g.”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 501.001(6)(SAA) — 1 case
El Paso Cnty. Juv. Bd. v. Dolores Aguilar, 387 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 501.001(6)(SAA); Tex.”
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