Section 791.011 - General Requirements(a) A fire escape shall be constructed and arranged in a manner that: (1) permits exit on the fire escape from each floor of the building above the first floor; and(2) provides an uninterrupted exit from the building to the grade.(b) The materials, construction, erection, and test of a fire escape must comply with the minimum specifications established under this subchapter for that type of fire escape.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.011
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.