Tex. Government Code § 865.017: INTERRUPTION OF PAYMENTS.

(a) The pension system shall withhold payment of a monthly retirement annuity if a participating department attempts to provide information to the executive director relating to continued eligibility to receive the payments and the recipient fails to cooperate or provide the requested information. The state board may adopt rules to enforce this subsection.

(b) The pension system may not begin service or disability retirement annuity or death benefit payments based on the service of a person whose local board or participating department head is not current in its filing of a required periodic report.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.19, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2019.