§ 864.001 Eligibility for Service Retirement Annuity
§ 864.002 Service Retirement Annuity
§ 864.004 Temporary Disability Retirement Benefits
§ 864.005 Certification and Continuance of Disability
§ 864.0051 Continuing Disability Retirement Benefits
§ 864.006 Member Service Death Benefits
§ 864.007 Member Nonservice Death Benefit
§ 864.009 Retiree Death Benefit Annuity
§ 864.010 Benefits for Members and Retirees of Department That Withdraws From Participation or Ceases to Exist
§ 864.011 First Payment of Retirement or Death Benefit Annuity
§ 864.012 Certain Beneficiaries
§ 864.013 Cost-of-Living Increase
§ 864.0135 Optional Annuity Increase or Supplemental Payments
§ 864.014 State Board Authority for Lump-Sum Payments
§ 864.015 Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Retiree
§ 864.016 Claim and Appeal Procedure

Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 864 - Benefits

  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.