§ 853.301 Service for Certain Public Facilities
§ 853.302 Service for Elected Officers
§ 853.303 Prior Service Credit for Service for Nonparticipating Department
§ 853.304 Prior Service Credit for Probationary Employment
§ 853.305 Credit for Service With Nonparticipating Municipality, Airport Authority, or Council of Governments, or Certain Service Previously Canceled
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 853 > Subchapter D - Optional Service

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005