Tex. Gov't Code § 853.503 · Subchapter F. MILITARY SERVICE
CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
No person can receive credit for service under this subchapter unless:
(1) the person's military service was terminated by release from active duty or discharge on terms not dishonorable;
(2) the person does not receive and is not eligible to receive federal retirement payments based on 20 years or more of active military service or its equivalent; and
(3) the person does not have and does not receive credit for the service in any other public retirement system or program established under laws of this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 462, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.01(d), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.853.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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