Section 791.002 - Fire Escape Required(a) The owner of a building shall equip the building with at least one fire escape and with additional fire escapes as required by Subchapters C and D if the building has at least:(1) three stories and is used as a facility subject to Subchapter C; or(2) two stories and is used as a school.(b) A fire escape required by this chapter must meet the specifications provided by this chapter for an exterior stairway fire escape, an exterior chute fire escape, a combination of those exterior fire escapes, or an interior fire escape.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.002
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.