{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.032","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 406.032","heading":"EXCEPTIONS.","body":"An insurance carrier is not liable for compensation if:\n(1) the injury:\n(A) occurred while the employee was in a state of intoxication;\n(B) was caused by the employee's wilful attempt to injure himself or to unlawfully injure another person;\n(C) arose out of an act of a third person intended to injure the employee because of a personal reason and not directed at the employee as an employee or because of the employment;\n(D) arose out of voluntary participation in an off-duty recreational, social, or athletic activity that did not constitute part of the employee's work-related duties, unless the activity is a reasonable expectancy of or is expressly or impliedly required by the employment; or\n(E) arose out of an act of God, unless the employment exposes the employee to a greater risk of injury from an act of God than ordinarily applies to the general public; or\n(2) the employee's horseplay was a producing cause of the injury.\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 B. COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.406.htm#406.032","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"ebc83c395b1749237ea30ec3c15bee67845e9a0e20910ab115efec6a60bc5f7c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.031","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}