{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.077","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 615.077","heading":"PAYMENTS; RATE.","body":"An eligible survivor who is entitled to coverage under this subchapter:\n(1) is entitled to:\n(A) make payments for the coverage or have payments made on the survivor's behalf at the same time and to the same entity that payments for coverage are made by current employees of the employing entity; and\n(B) obtain the coverage at the rate paid by current employees of the employing entity for that coverage; and\n(2) may not be required to pay a premium amount for the coverage that is greater than the premium amount that a current employee of the employing entity without a spouse is required to pay to cover the employee alone or to cover the employee and the employee's dependent children, as applicable to the eligible survivor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 6, eff. May 19, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 9, eff. May 12, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 615. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND OTHERS","SUBCHAPTER D. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.615.htm#615.077","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8147e06676848d28ad70462814df9de28adb80641c7b0723397e2f3cde072a27","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.076","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}