{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 406.002","heading":"COVERAGE GENERALLY ELECTIVE.","body":"(a) Except for public employers and as otherwise provided by law, an employer may elect to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage.\n(b) An employer who elects to obtain coverage is subject to this subtitle.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 406. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE","SUBCHAPTER A. COVERAGE ELECTION; SECURITY PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.406.htm#406.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"48740533d9f5be171ef451bf4051349080344d2ac1e3d6f8d5de75c3c5081b8a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}