Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 757.004
Gates
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005 (Existing Pool Yard Enclosures), a gate in a fence or wall enclosing a pool yard as required by Section 757.003 (Enclosure for Pool Yard) must:(1)
have a self-closing and self-latching device;(2)
have hardware enabling it to be locked, at the option of whoever controls the gate, by a padlock or a built-in lock operated by key, card, or combination; and(3)
open outward away from the pool yard.(b)
Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) and Section 757.005 (Existing Pool Yard Enclosures), a gate latch must be installed so that it is at least 60 inches above the ground, except that it may be installed lower if:(1)
the latch is installed on the pool yard side of the gate only and is at least three inches below the top of the gate; and(2)
the gate or enclosure has no opening greater than one-half inch in any direction within 18 inches from the latch, including the space between the gate and the gate post to which the gate latches.(c)
A gate latch may be located 42 inches or higher above the ground if the gate cannot be opened except by key, card, or combination on both sides of the gate.
Source:
Section 757.004 — Gates, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.757.htm#757.004 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).
