Tex. Codes » Labor Code · TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 504. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
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Tex. Lab. Code § 504.001 (2026)

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Sec. 504.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

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

(2) "Employee" means:

(A) a person in the service of a political subdivision who has been employed as provided by law; or

(B) a person for whom optional coverage is provided under Section 504.012 or 504.013.

(3) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, school district, junior college district, housing authority, community center established under Subchapter A, Chapter 534, Health and Safety Code, or any other legally constituted political subdivision of the state.

(4) "Pool" means two or more political subdivisions collectively self-insuring under an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.318, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 9.04, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: Texas Mun. League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Burns, 209 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App. 2006).
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Texas Mun. League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Burns, 209 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 504.001 (3), 504.011 (Vernon 2006); see also Tex.”
Dallas Cnty. v. Gonzales, 183 S.W.3d 94 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon Supp.”
Frasier v. Yanes, 9 S.W.3d 422 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “2000) (recodified at Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 504.001 -.073 (West 1996)).”
Stephens v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 50 S.W.3d 621 (Tex. App. 2001). “” Tex.Lab. Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon 1996) (emphasis added).”
City of Bellaire & Rosa Larson v. Elbert Johnson, 400 S.W.3d 922 (Tex. 2013). “, Tex. Lab.Code §§ 504.001(2) (defining “employee” for chapter applicable to political subdivision employees), 504.”
Port Arthur Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Klein & Assocs. Political Relations, 70 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “2002); Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon 1996).”
El Paso Cnty. Juv. Bd. v. Dolores Aguilar, 387 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3). A county juvenile board is not specifically identified as a political subdivision in the statute.”
Gene Duke Builders, Inc. v. Abilene Hous. Auth., 168 S.W.3d 215 (Tex. App. 2005). “2004-2005); TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 504.001(3) (Vernon 1996).”
Johnson v. City of Bellaire, 352 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App. 2011). “” Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon 2006).”
Ex Parte Austin Indep. Sch. Dist., 23 S.W.3d 596 (Tex. App. 2000). “2000); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 504.001 (West 1996).”
City of Dallas v. Gatlin, 329 S.W.3d 222 (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (West 2006); Kuhl v.”
Wendell H. Taylor v. Lubbock Reg'l MHMR & JI Texas Risk Mgmt. & Texas Dep't of Ins. Div. of Workers' Comp. (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 504.001 -.073 (West 2006 & Supp.”
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Tex. Lab. Code § 504.001(2): 2 cases
City of Bellaire & Rosa Larson v. Elbert Johnson, 400 S.W.3d 922 (Tex. 2013). “, Tex. Lab.Code §§ 504.001(2) (defining “employee” for chapter applicable to political subdivision employees), 504.”
Texas Dep't of Transp. v. Mark Self & Birgit Self (Tex. 2024).
Tex. Lab. Code § 504.001(3): 13 cases
Dallas Cnty. v. Gonzales, 183 S.W.3d 94 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon Supp.”
Texas Mun. League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Burns, 209 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 504.001 (3), 504.011 (Vernon 2006); see also Tex.”
Stephens v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 50 S.W.3d 621 (Tex. App. 2001). “” Tex.Lab. Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon 1996) (emphasis added).”
Frasier v. Yanes, 9 S.W.3d 422 (Tex. App. 1999). “2000) (recodified at Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 504.001 -.073 (West 1996)).”
Port Arthur Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Klein & Assocs. Political Relations, 70 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App. 2002). “2002); Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3) (Vernon 1996).”
Tex. Lab. Code § 504.001(3)(PSL): 1 case
El Paso Cnty. Juv. Bd. v. Dolores Aguilar, 387 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 504.001(3). A county juvenile board is not specifically identified as a political subdivision in the statute.”
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