§ 75C.003.Posted Warning
Title 4. Liability in Tort · Chapter 75C. Limited Liability for Cavern Activities · Last amended 2025 · Last verified August 29, 2026
Full Text of § 75C.003
Plain-English Summary
The posting requirement, and its location rule is the strictest in the 75-series.
A cavern entity must post and maintain a sign in a clearly visible location at each entrance to a cavern at a cavern area, containing the prescribed language.
"Each entrance to a cavern" rather than one sign at the property. A cavern area with several cave mouths needs a sign at every one, and the sign must be at the entrance to the cavern — not at the ticket office or the car park.
That placement matches where the protection applies. The chapter shields activities inside the cavern, and the warning is given at the point where a participant goes in.
The prescribed language begins with WARNING and states that TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 75C, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE) LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF A CAVERN ENTITY for injuries or death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of cavern activities.
It follows the campground formulation — the law limits liability rather than the entity being not liable — which is the more accurate description given the four exceptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where must a cavern warning sign be posted?
In a clearly visible location at each entrance to a cavern at the cavern area, and it must be maintained.
Is one sign at the property enough?
No. A sign is required at each entrance to a cavern.
What does the cavern sign say?
WARNING, followed by a statement that Texas law limits the liability of a cavern entity for injuries or death resulting from the inherent risks of cavern activities.
Amendment History
- Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (H.B. 1130), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2025.