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 § 504.011 (2026)

Method Of Providing Coverage

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Sec. 504.011. METHOD OF PROVIDING COVERAGE. A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees by:

(1) becoming a self-insurer;

(2) providing insurance under a workers' compensation insurance policy; or

(3) entering into an interlocal agreement with other political subdivisions providing for self-insurance.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Harris Cnty. Emergency Servs. Dist. 1 v. Miller, 122 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App. 2003).
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Harris Cnty. Emergency Servs. Dist. 1 v. Miller, 122 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.011 ("A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees.”
Texas Mun. League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n, 74 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. 2002). “Tex. Lab. Code §§ 504.011, .016. According to its bylaws, the Risk Pool’s objectives are to formulate, develop and administer a self-insurance program for its members, to obtain lower costs for workers’ compensation coverage, and to develop a comprehensive safety program.”
Texas Mun. League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Burns, 209 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 504.011 , .012(a) (Vernon 2006) (providing for same).”
Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n & Subsequent Injury Fund v. Texas Mun. League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, 38 S.W.3d 591 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “” See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. §§ 504.011, .016 (West 1996).”
Jefferson Cnty., Texas v. Ellarene Farris, Individually & as Pers. Rep. of the Heirs & Est. of James Farris, 569 S.W.3d 814 (Tex. App. 2018). “” TEX. LAB. CODE § 504.011; see also id. § 504.”
Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n v. City of Eagle Pass/Texas Mun. League Workers' Comp. Jt. Ins. Fund, 14 S.W.3d 801 (Tex. App. 2000). “If a subdivision chooses to provide such benefits through self-insurance, then the subdivision falls under the Act’s definition of “insurance carrier,” which expressly includes “a governmental entity that self-insures, either individually or collectively.”
Russell v. Metro. Tr. Auth. of Harris Cty., 343 S.W.3d 825 (Tex. App. 2011). “Russell incurred medical expenses and lost wages as a result of the accident and filed for workers’-compensation benefits from Metro, a self-insured political subdivision under Texas Labor Code § 504.011. Metro accepted the claim as compensable and paid Russell benefits totaling…”
Milner v. City of Leander, 64 S.W.3d 33 (Tex. App. 2000). “See Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 504.011 (West 1996). Incorporation of chapter 416 ensures that private insurance carriers are treated the same under their contracts providing municipalities with workers’ compensation coverage as they are under their contracts providing private employers…”
Kuhl v. City of Garland, 910 S.W.2d 929 (Tex. 1995). “See Tex.Lab.Code § 504.011. This statute provides guidelines for those benefits, incorporating various provisions of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.”
Harris Cnty. v. Williams, 981 S.W.2d 936 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Lab.Code § 504.011. We will not distinguish between governmental entities that self-insure and those governmental entities that provide workers’ compensation coverage under an insurance policy.”
Harris Cnty. Emergency Servs. Dist. # 1, Appellant, v. Robert E. Miller, Appellee, 102 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.011 ("A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees .”
Texas Ass'n of Counties Risk Mgmt. Pool v. Dianna Adams, as Surviving Spouse of Neil Adams (2026). · cites it 2× “Through interlocal agreements, the [TACRMP] pools and administers counties’ workers’ compensation self-insurance as authorized by Texas Labor Code section 504.011. Therefore, as noted above, San Jacinto County is self[-]insured for purposes of workers’ compensation benefits to…”
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— Tex. Lab. Code § 504.011(1) — 2 cases
Harris Cnty. Emergency Servs. Dist. 1 v. Miller, 122 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.011 ("A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees.”
Harris Cnty. Emergency Servs. Dist. # 1, Appellant, v. Robert E. Miller, Appellee, 102 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.011 ("A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees .”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 504.011(3) — 1 case
Humberto A. Rangel v. Nueces Cnty. (Tex. App. 2011).
— Tex. Lab. Code § 504.011(l) — 1 case
Harris Cnty. Emergency Servs. Dist. 1 v. Miller, 122 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 504.011 ("A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees.”
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