Overview of Local Retirement Systems Under State Governance

January 22, 2013

James Quintero

James Quintero is the policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People campaign. Since joining the Foundation in 2008, Quintero has focused extensively on: state & local government spending, taxes, debt, public pension reform, annexation, and local regulations.

The Honorable Talmadge Heflin

Certain local retirement systems in Texas have had their pension plans codified in state law, putting up a major obstacle to local control. This is a policy that needs careful reexamination.

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James Quintero

The Honorable Talmadge Heflin

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