Texas Labor Code - LAB § 501.024. Exclusions from Coverage

(1) a person performing personal services for the state as an independent contractor or volunteer;

(2) a person who at the time of injury was performing services for the federal government and who is covered by some form of federal workers' compensation insurance;

(3) a prisoner or inmate of a prison or correctional institution, other than a work program participant participating in a Texas Correctional Industries contract described by Section 497.006, Government Code;

(4) a client or patient of a state agency;

(5) a person employed by the Texas Department of Transportation who is covered under Chapter 505;

(6) a person employed by The University of Texas System who is covered by Chapter 503; and

(7) a person employed by The Texas A&M University System who is covered by Chapter 502.