Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.252: USES OF FUND.

(a) Administrative expenses of the pool may be paid from the fund.

(b) Money in the fund may not be used to pay:

(1) punitive damages;

(2) a fine or penalty imposed for a violation of:

(A) a statute;

(B) an administrative rule or regulation; or

(C) an order or ordinance of a public entity; or

(3) a claim under excess insurance coverage until all benefits payable under any other underlying policy or self-insurance covering the claim or judgment are exhausted.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.