Texas
For Texas, law category is workers compensation; state threshold is Not required; key differences is Texas is the only state where private employers can opt out entirely. Companies with government building or construction contracts must carry coverage. Public and educational employers must carry coverage; coverage / scope is n/a, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Texas verified
- Law category
- workers compensation our reading
- State threshold
- Not required verified
- Key differences
- Texas is the only state where private employers can opt out entirely. Companies with government building or construction contracts must carry coverage. Public and educational employers must carry coverage. verified
- Coverage / scope
- n/a verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Texas | Not required | n/a | Texas is the only state where private employers can opt out entirely. Companies with government building or construction contracts must carry coverage. Public and educational employers must carry coverage.
— workcompone.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- workcompone.comhttps://www.workcompone.com/blog/minimum-number-of-employees-for-workers-comp-in-every-u-s-state/