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Major pension plans in the state

Plan Name Assets (millions) Participants Funded Ratio Percent of ARC Paid Retirement System that Administers the Plan
Austin ERS 3,278.7 20,584 62.1 82.9 Austin Employees' Retirement System
Houston Firefighters 5,109.2 7,369 97.2 100.2 Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund
Texas County & District 46,170.0 270,182 89.1 Texas County & District Retirement System
Texas ERS 34,049.7 279,072 70.8 169.0 Texas Employees Retirement System
Texas LECOS 1,040.7 48,211 100.0 36.6 Texas Employees Retirement System
Texas Municipal 39,486.3 252,395 89.7 Texas Municipal Retirement System
Texas Teachers 187,170.5 1,577,316 77.5 96.6 Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Dallas Police and Fire 10,547 32.0 Dallas Police and Fire
Dallas ERS 3,649.1 16,903 70.1 66.1 Dallas ERS
Houston Municipal 4,072.3 27,557 69.0 101.4 Houston Municipal
Houston Police 7,208.5 10,358 89.3 118.6 Houston Police
Austin Fire 1,162.7 2,277 85.6 Austin Fire
Austin Police 1,014.9 2,994 58.9 100.0 Austin Police

Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)

Public Cost

Annual Required Contribution as percent of State and Local Own-Source Revenue, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year TX US
2001 3.1 2.9
2002 3.2 3.0
2003 3.1 3.4
2004 3.4 4.2
2005 3.4 3.8
2006 3.8 3.7
2007 3.2 3.9
2008 3.2 4.2
2009 3.4 4.4
2010 3.7 4.6
2011 3.7 4.9
2012 3.5 5.0
2013 4.1 5.2
2014 4.4 5.6
2015 3.5 5.8
2016 4.0 6.1
2017 3.8 6.0
2018 3.9 6.4
2019 3.5 6.2
2020 4.3 6.6
2021 4.3 6.3
2022 4.2 6.7
2023 4.7 6.6

Source: Public Plans Database and Census of Governments.

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