Title CV, Vernon's Civil Statutes

Art. 6228h. ASSUMPTION OF PENSION LIABILITIES OF PARTICIPATING SUBDIVISION BY ANNEXING GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. Should any participating subdivision as defined under the provisions of Chapter 127, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, as amended, establishing and regul…

Art. 6228j. RETIREMENT, DISABILITY AND DEATH BENEFIT SYSTEMS FOR APPOINTIVE COUNTY EMPLOYEES. (a) A county may create a retirement, disability, and death benefit system for its appointive officers and employees if a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the pro…

Art. 6243a-1. PENSION SYSTEM FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IN CERTAIN CITIES. PART 1. PURPOSE Sec. 1.01. AMENDMENT, RESTATEMENT, AND CONSOLIDATION. (a) The purpose of this article is to restate and amend the provisions of a former law governing the pension funds for police…

Art. 6243b. FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN PENSION FUND IN CITIES OF 500,000 TO 600,000. Sec. 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) In all incorporated cities and towns containing more than 600,000 inhabitants and less than 700,000 inhabitants, having a fully or partially paid fire department, three …

Art. 6243c. VALIDATING ELECTIONS FOR PENSIONS IN CITIES OF OVER 10,000. Sec. 1. ELECTION AND PROCEEDINGS VALIDATED. That where a majority of the resident taxpayers being qualified electors of any city or town in this State having a population in excess of ten thousand (10,000) in…

Art. 6243d. PENSIONS IN CITIES OF 290,000 OR OVER. Sec. 1. In all incorporated cities and towns having a population of two hundred and ninety thousand (290,000) or more, according to the preceding Federal Census, the governing body of such city or town is hereby authorized to for…

Art. 6243d-1. POLICEMEN'S RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND. Sec. 1. CREATION OF FUND; DEFINITIONS. There is hereby created in all incorporated cities in this State having a population of two hundred and ninety thousand (290,000), or more, according to the preceding Federal Census, a fu…

Art. 6243e. TEXAS LOCAL FIRE FIGHTERS RETIREMENT ACT. Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act. Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) "Contribution" means an amount of money paid by a municipality or other political subdivision to…

Art. 6243e-2. FIREMEN'S PENSIONS IN CITIES OF 350,000 TO 400,000. Any city having a population of three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) or more, but less than four hundred thousand (400,000) according to the last preceding Federal Census and having a full time regularly organize…

Art. 6243e-3. FIREMEN'S DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS; HEART OR LUNG DISEASE. Section 1. The Board of Trustees of any firemen's pension fund in any incorporated city or town in this State may, upon fulfilling requirements hereinafter stated, establish benefit eligibility for a fu…

Art. 6243e.1. FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND IN CITIES OF 950,000 TO 1,050,000. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies only to a municipality having a population of more than 950,000 and less than 1,050,000. Sec. 1.02. DEFINITIONS. In th…

Art. 6243f-1. INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF FIRE FIGHTERS IN CITIES OF 400,000 TO 450,000; AGE; DISABILITY. Sec. 1. No member of a fire department in any city or town in this state having a population of not less than 900,000 nor more than 950,000 shall be involuntarily retired prior…

Art. 6243g-4. POLICE OFFICERS PENSION SYSTEM IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. Sec. 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this article is to restate and amend the provisions of former law creating and governing a police officers pension system in each city in this state having a population of two …

Art. 6243h. MUNICIPAL PENSION SYSTEM IN CITIES OF 1,500,000 OR MORE. Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) "Actuarial data" includes: (A) the census data, assumption tables, disclosure of methods, and financial information that are routinely used by the pension system actuary for…

Art. 6243h-2. BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL UTILITIES OR PROPERTY; APPLICATION OF MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Sec. 1. No pension or retirement benefit plan or system for employees of any Texas municipality, whether provided for by general or special law, city charter, or city …

Art. 6243i. UNITARY RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY. This article applies only to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more that on January 1, 2007, has a single unitary public retirement system establishe…

Art. 6243j. POLICE OFFICERS' PENSION SYSTEM IN CITIES OF 50,000 TO 400,000. Section 1. CREATION OF SYSTEM. There is hereby created in this State a Police Officers' Pension System in all cities having a population of not less than fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants, nor more than…

Art. 6243k. RETIREMENT, DISABILITY AND DEATH BENEFIT SYSTEMS FOR APPOINTIVE CITY OR TOWN EMPLOYEES. (a) An incorporated city or town may create a retirement, disability, and death benefit system for its appointive officers and employees if a majority of the qualified voters of th…

Art. 6243l. SEPARATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES IN CITIES OF 250,000 OR MORE. Section 1. The governing body of any city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to the last preceding federal census, may establish by ordinance a separate retirement sy…

Art. 6243m. CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS; CERTAIN MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS OR DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAMS. Section 1. An incorporated city or town that institutes after August 31, 1981, by charter, ordinance, or statute a program of continuing service retirement, disability retireme…

Art. 6243n. MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN MUNICIPALITIES OF 460,000 TO 500,000. Sec. 1. SCOPE. (a) A retirement system is established by this Act for employees of each municipality having a population of more than 950,000 and less than 1,050,000. (b) Any right or privilege accru…

Art. 6243n-1. POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN MUNICIPALITIES OF 460,000 TO 500,000. ARTICLE I Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS. This Act applies only to a municipality having a population of more than 950,000 and less than 1,050,000. Sec. 1.02. DEFINITIONS. The follo…

Art. 6243o. POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTER RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN MUNICIPALITIES OF 750,000 TO 1,000,000. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1.01. PURPOSE. The purpose of the fund is to provide for the protection of pensions in a municipality to which this Act applies for fire fighters an…

Art. 6243p. POLICE RETIREMENT FUND IN MUNICIPALITIES OF 50,000 TO 400,000. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies only to a municipality that: (1) has a population of more than 50,000 but less than 400,000; (2) operates under a city manager form …

Art. 6243q. RETIREMENT HEALTH TRUST FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1.01. PURPOSE. Because of the lasting health consequences associated with the stressful nature of the professions of firefighting and law enforcement, the purpose of a fun…