During the Texas AFL-CIO political convention, three strong women presented a plan to help all Texas workers save for retirement. [caption id="attachment_2359" align="aligncenter" width="960"] rosenlaura-melinaraabangela-powersmaura[/caption] Under the plan, the State of Te... Read more
Texas retirees set new “firsts” at our convention in Austin on January 19. It was the first time that our state meeting represented seven active chapters – one in each of the major metropolitan areas. It was the first time that a major leader from the national Alliance for ... Read more
Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Report of Recent Developments TARA is successful on every front. In all its history, Texas seniors have never had such an effective advocacy group! Our strength begins with our national organization on the 5th floor of the AFL-CIO Buildin... Read more
Texas seniors know what discrimination means, and we stand against it! TARA Secretary Tony Padilla and other senior activists were at MLK activities in Austin Across the state, Texas retirees joined in celebrating the birthday of the great Martin Luther King Jr and pledging... Read more
A Proposed Program for Texas Seniors Texas activists will gather at 1PM on January 19 at the Downtown Sheraton in Austin for our biennial convention. It is an opportunity to plan a program for the organization’s next two years. My ideas presented here are meant to help stimula... Read more
The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Facebook Page just received its one-thousandth "like." That means that 1,000 people will have an opportunity to see every important posting! "Invite Friends" to "like" our Facebook page. Spread the word!Improving our outreach is as ... Read more
The Republican tax scam will hurt the right to retire. But Texas retirees can be proud of our fight. We burned up the phone lines, we wrote letters and emails, and we hit the streets time after time! [caption id="attachment_2336" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Austin leaders... Read more
Think Big! Think Even Bigger! If TARA activists are audacious, we can change senior voting patterns in Texas next year. Our biggest and most important state convention is set for 1-4 PM on January 19 in Austin. Activists around the state should be looking at chartering buses... Read more
The House Ways and Means Committee under Chairman Kevin Brady, a Republican whose district is centered on Huntsville, may significantly increase the tax burden of public employees' pensions. While billionaires and corporations get breaks, public service retirees get broken! [... Read more