{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-815.5021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 815.5021","heading":"PAYMENT TO ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY.","body":"If the retirement system through diligence has not located a primary beneficiary before the expiration of two years after the date benefits became payable to the beneficiary under this subtitle, the retirement system may pay the benefits to an alternate beneficiary or, if there is none, to the estate of the deceased member or annuitant.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE B. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS","CHAPTER 815. ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER F. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.815.htm#815.5021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"365be1e7a4543219626374f9e8a77d6cafd334a41511326a7a080b68b962c25b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-815.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-815.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}