Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 822.002. Exceptions to Membership Requirement

(a) An employee of the public school system is not permitted to be a member of the retirement system if the employee:

(b) An employee of a public institution of higher education who is required to be enrolled as a student in the institution as a condition of employment is not permitted to be a member of the retirement system based on that student employment, and compensation paid to the employee for work performed as a student employee is not compensation subject to report and deduction for member contributions or to credit in benefit computations under Section 822.201.