Klumb v. Houston Municipal Employees Pension System

The dispute in this case arises in the context of a unique statutory scheme that confers expansive administrative authority and broadly prohibits judicial review. At issue is whether Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) board members violated HMEPS’s enabling statute by requiring the petitioners’ continued participation in the City of Houston’s defined-benefit pension plan. As provided by statute, the pension board has exclusive, final, and binding authority to interpret, construe, and supplement omissions in the statute and to determine all questions pertaining to eligibility…