A right of action survives in a case based on a compensable injury that results in the employee's death.
Official text of the Texas Labor Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Labor Code › Title 5 › Chapter 408 › Subchapter A
Texas Labor Code § 408.002
Survival of Cause of Action
Workers' Compensation Benefits · General Provisions
Legislative history
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.