A member's eligibility to receive a benefit is based on credited service at the time of retirement.
Tex. Gov't Code § 853.002
BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY BASED ON CREDITED SERVICE
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff
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