# Tex. Government Code § 851.002: PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 851.002
- **Heading:** PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 851 / Section 851.002

## Text

The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and their beneficiaries and to establish rules for the management and operation of the retirement system. The assets of the retirement system are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the members, the retirees, and their beneficiaries and may not be diverted. The retirement system may not apply a forfeiture to increase a benefit that any person would otherwise receive under this subtitle.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 851.001 § 851.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.002 § 851.002. PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.003 § 851.003. RETIREMENT SYSTEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.004 § 851.004. POWERS, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.005 § 851.005. ACTION FOR ACCOUNTING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.006 § 851.006. EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.0011 § 851.0011. ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.0011.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.101 § 851.101. OFFENSES; PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.101.md)

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