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  • Voting Lessons Learned in Primaries: What’s Next?

    March 21, 2022: Texas Alliance for Retired Americans experts will lead a webinar at 6PM on Thursday, March 24. Please join us: Topic: Voting Rights Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://aflcio.zoom.us/j/83659570879 Or Read More >

  • What Happened on March 1? What’s Next?

    March 14, 2022: How Many Tried and Failed? In the March 1 election, around 27,000 Texans had trouble voting by mail. Newspersons said they were “rejected,” but around 9,000 of them were eventually able to get their ballots to count. That lea Read More >

  • KHN: As Covid Slogs On, Seniors Find Fortitude Waning and Malaise Growing

    February 24, 2022: Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said, glumly. Coffino was referring to the caution that’s come to defi Read More >

  • You Are Not Beaten on Vote-By-Mail

    February 20, 2022: Just because the first deadline for vote-by-mail applications has passed, you can still win this key battle against the voter suppressors! There's plenty of time to apply to VBM in the runoff! And there are months between now and Read More >

  • Rate Your Congresspersons!

    February 17, 2022: The National Alliance for Retired Americans closely monitors the U.S. Congress. Their evaluation of votes critical to retirees is published every year, and the new one came out on February 16. The summary is easy because of the Read More >

  • Tips for Your Mail-In Ballot

    February 15, 2022: The voter suppressors made it harder to mail in ballots. Here are tips from Kenneth Williams, the President of the Dallas Chapter of TARA: There are a number of key items to remember when you are completing your mail in ballot: Read More >

  • What We Can and Can’t Do In Elections

    February 10, 2022: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is a Social Welfare Corporation under the tax code 501(c)4. The following came directly from Jayne Clancy, the attorney who helped us incorporate: Election Year Activities for 501(c)(4) So Read More >

  • REPEAL THE WEP/GPO

    February 05, 2022: From Our Houston Chapter President We are closer than ever before to repeal laws enacted under Reagan and others that has teachers, policemen, firemen and other public servants subsidize SS by having their EARNED benefits red Read More >

  • More Info on Vote-By-Mail

    February 01, 2022: Even though certain politicians have tried to make it harder to vote by mail, it remains the simplest and easiest way for senior and disabled Texans to practice their freedoms. Frequently Asked Questions Dallas TARA President Ke Read More >

  • Vote-By-Mail Is Best in 2024

    January 17, 2022: For eligible Texas voters, which includes all of us over 65,  Vote-by-Mail is STILL the best option.  News headlines have it wrong; they are saying that large numbers of VBM applications are being "rejected for good," but they a Read More >

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