May 1st, 2026, represents a gigantic historical step in America. It is the first time in 140 years that major unions backed International Workers Day! It is the first time that American workers have been asked to protest and celebrate instead of going to work! See http://mayda... Read more
Your Texas Alliance for Retired Americans did well at the March 28 protest day. All seven of our Texas chapters participated. Some of us had tables or leafleteers at several events . We Don't Stop You're invited to... Read more
Your TARA leadership has approved three endorsements: Marcos Velez for Lieutenant Governor Nathan Johnson for Attorney General Venton Jones for State Rep District 100 All three are in runoff races May 26. We have four more applicants in our endorsement pipeline and ... Read more
February 27 is the last day of early voting for the March 3 primary elections. In Dallas for example, it is also the last day of easy voting because Republicans have made it harder to vote on March 3. Voters will have to find and go to their particular precinct to vote, and the... Read more
Over the past year, seniors have generally experienced a sickening downward trend. Texas has won the dubious title of having the most starving seniors, and food insecurity is rising rapidly. Cuts and layoffs of government service providers, especially Social Security workers, hit... Read more
This week alone, Texas Seniors have major events in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio! Protests Cuts and Layoffs January 14 January 14 is a National Day of Action for the American Federation of Government Employees. A growing number of protests are being organized. (... Read more
We'll be doing more of everything in 2026. Get your 2026 vote-by-mail application right away and get everybody else to do it Be ready to fight for health care, especially the "WISeR" Texas experimental program to cut Medicare benefits Unite everybody to fight cuts in S... Read more
We are all volunteers, so we don't spend much, but we do have to spend some. Every year, we ask everyone to pony up at least $10 to keep us going. Those who make their donation "recurring" every month are our biggest backers. We also ask organizations to help: National $1... Read more
In January, the Trump Administration launches a pilot program designed to “save” money for the government and “make” money for certain insurance-company-related corporations at our expense. Our national organization is totally against the so-called “Wasteful and Inap... Read more