Tex.
Prop. Code Section 92.254
Smoke Alarm
(a)
A smoke alarm must be:(1)
designed to detect both the visible and invisible products of combustion;(2)
designed with an alarm audible to a person in the bedrooms it serves; and(3)
tested and listed for use as a smoke alarm by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Factory Mutual Research Corporation, or United States Testing Company, Inc.(a-1)
If requested by a tenant as an accommodation for a person with a hearing-impairment disability or as required by law as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a hearing-impairment disability, a smoke alarm must, in addition to complying with Subsection (a), be capable of alerting a hearing-impaired person in the bedrooms it serves.(b)
Except as provided by Section 92.255 (Installation and Location)(b), a smoke alarm may be powered by battery, alternating current, or other power source as required by local ordinance. The power system and installation procedure of a security device that is electrically operated rather than battery operated must comply with applicable local ordinances.
Source:
Section 92.254 — Smoke Alarm, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.254
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).