Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.006: INSPECTION; APPROVAL.

(a) A fire escape subject to this chapter and each extension or addition to that fire escape shall be inspected before being approved for use.

(b) The inspection may be conducted by:

(1) the state fire marshal;

(2) an inspector of the State Board of Insurance;

(3) the chief of a municipal fire department; or

(4) a municipal fire marshal.

(c) A fire escape or an addition or extension to a fire escape may not be approved unless it meets the requirements of this chapter.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.