{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-287.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.053","heading":"RETIREMENT BENEFITS.","body":"The board may provide retirement benefits for employees of the district by:\n(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or\n(2) electing to participate in the Texas County and District Retirement System or in any other statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1293, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 287. HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER C. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.287.htm#287.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"477161fd2e11b6f16bdba4a758abd8396f6d3494ef3e3f8d4e43a0d83f7a0a02","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-287.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-287.071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}