{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-814.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 814.004","heading":"WHEN BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE.","body":"A monthly annuity payable to a retiree or beneficiary is payable to that person through the month in which the person dies. A continuation of an optional annuity or the payment of a death or survivor benefit annuity begins with payment for the month following the month in which the death occurs.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 12, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE B. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS","CHAPTER 814. BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.814.htm#814.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"3012ae4ee945cfa934c9ec5112ce5de5213c65cc0bab79c8d2334cac55b86924","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-814.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-814.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}