{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-824.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 824.501","heading":"SURVIVOR BENEFITS.","body":"(a) The designated beneficiary of a service or disability retiree who dies while receiving a service or disability retirement benefit may elect to receive:\n(1) a lump-sum payment of $2,500, plus an applicable monthly benefit under Section 824.404; or\n(2) a lump-sum benefit of $10,000.\n(b) An eligible person may receive benefits under this section, Section 824.204, and Section 824.308.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.501 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 232), Sec. 11.05(e), eff. August 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE C. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS","CHAPTER 824. BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER F. RETIREE DEATH BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.824.htm#824.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"81839ce90b279989c8918fc38e5f8fc3873ca59d0d5ba2b806b199c5364b9486","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-824.407","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-824.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}