{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 402.001","heading":"ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 402.002, the Texas Department of Insurance is the state agency designated to oversee the workers' compensation system of this state.\n(b) The division of workers' compensation is established as a division within the Texas Department of Insurance to administer and operate the workers' compensation system of this state as provided by this title.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 1.003, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 402. OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM; WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.402.htm#402.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"aa88ac426ba0b6797b961f0cbd02649777c535ebdd77b07744e7689553dc8a62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-401.027","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.00111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}