Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 815.515. Disposition of Unclaimed Contributions of Former Members

(a) Subject to Chapters 803 and 805, if the retirement system has not received a request for a refund of the accumulated contributions of a member in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 812,  1 before the seventh anniversary of the member's last day of service, the retirement system may refund the accumulated contributions to the member or the member's heirs.  If the member or the member's heirs cannot be found, the member's accumulated contributions revert to the retirement system.

(b) The retirement system shall credit any amounts that revert to the retirement system under Subsection (a) to the state accumulation account.

(c) The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement and administer this section.