Tex. Lab. Code § 504.011 : LABOR CODE — WORKERS' COMPENSATION — WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES — WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS — COVERAGE — Method of Providing Coverage TEXT PDF A political subdivision shall extend workers' compensation benefits to its employees by: (1) becoming a self-insurer; (2) providing insurance under a workers' compensation insurance policy; or (3) entering into an interlocal agreement with other political subdivisions providing for self-insurance. Tex. Lab. Code § 504.011 Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.