Tex.
Labor Code Section 52.063
Immunity from Civil Liability
(a)
Except in cases of gross negligence, a public or private employer, or the employer’s principal, officer, director, employee, or agent, is not liable in a civil action for personal injury, death, property damage, or any other damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving a firearm or ammunition that the employer is required to allow on the employer’s property under this subchapter.(b)
The presence of a firearm or ammunition on an employer’s property under the authority of this subchapter does not by itself constitute a failure by the employer to provide a safe workplace.(c)
For purposes of this section, a public or private employer, or the employer’s principal, officer, director, employee, or agent, does not have a duty:(1)
to patrol, inspect, or secure:(A)
any parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees; or(B)
any privately owned motor vehicle located in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area described by Paragraph (A); or(2)
to investigate, confirm, or determine an employee’s compliance with laws related to the ownership or possession of a firearm or ammunition or the transportation and storage of a firearm or ammunition.
Source:
Section 52.063 — Immunity from Civil Liability, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.52.htm#52.063 (accessed May 18, 2024).
