The Texas Legislative session began January 10 and the federal government is changing hands. Retirees aren't sitting on ours! For most of Texas, the next big public event is Martin Luther King Jr celebrations on the 16th. [caption id="attachment_2050" align="aligncenter" width... Read more
We are facing threats that are bigger and more urgent than any in our lifetimes! Congressmen Sam Johnson and Paul Ryan agree on attacking Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid I'm asking every Texan who wants to save and expand the right to retire to support the Texas All... Read more
Grace Akbar tells Dallas activists that they need to outreach everybody they know to organize our progressive movement. [caption id="attachment_2058" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Grace Akbar[/caption] She and friend Ethel Castaneda, both retired schoolteachers, wrote up... Read more
The Dallas Chapter of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans met at 12:30PM on January 5 in the "Lucky Room" at the Crown Buffet Chinese restaurant. [caption id="attachment_2060" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Judy Bryant speaks while Barbara Rojas counts the collection[/c... Read more
Voters over 65 years old can vote by mail in Texas. Even better, they only have to ask once for an application that applies to every election in a given year. So, apply now and vote by mail all year! [caption id="attachment_1588" align="aligncenter" width="410"] Savvy Seniors ... Read more
On December 28, right in the middle of the holidays, Texas seniors picketed Congressman Sam Johnson in Plano. [caption id="attachment_2046" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Some of the picketers posed in front of Johnson's office building at 1255 15th Street[/caption] ... Read more
Texas seniors need to sing our songs and tell our stories everywhere! We expect the worst if we remain quiet! We are contacting key congresspersons, like Lloyd Doggett in the photo above, during the holiday season. We're writing letters, making calls, and looking for mor... Read more
The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans generally sticks to retiree issues such as pensions, Social Security, and health care. So why would our Houston activists eagerly join Mayor Sylvester Turner in a news conference declaring solidarity with immigrants? One could argue tha... Read more
Congressman Lloyd Doggett expects to join the retiree news conference at noon on Thursday, December 15, at the Lamar Seniors Activity Center at 2874 Shoalcrest Ave, corner of 29th and Lamar, in Austin. [caption id="attachment_1929" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Seniors back... Read more