# Texas — State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law category:** workers compensation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State threshold:** Not required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Coverage / scope:** n/a _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://www.workcompone.com/blog/minimum-number-of-employees-for-workers-comp-in-every-u-s-state/

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
Part of [State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds](https://referencesource.org/state-employment-law-headcount-triggers/).