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 are only delayed. The applications can be fixed. ... Read more
Call to Order..................................................... Gene Lantz, TARA President Introduction....................... Tony Padilla, IAM TARA E-Board Member and former TARA President Building Retiree Power: ......................................... Read more
New Texas Election Laws—What They Mean for Voters, Those Who Assist Voters, and Election Workers (1/4/2022 TARA update) Voting Hours and Locations: Overnight voting banned. Drive-through voting banned. New minimum and maximum hours for early voting apply statewide. Vote... Read more
We Will Not Be Silenced! Texans over 65 and certain others should apply to vote by mail early in 2022. One application can make voting easy in every election throughout the year! The easy way is to go to http://register2vote.org. The web site asks who you are, then checks to ... Read more
Texas candidates who would like retiree recommendations may answer our on-line questionnaire at https://forms.gle/cjgURiszgFpZMcaB7 . [caption id="attachment_3020" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Our new chapter[/caption] The December 22 Executive Board meeting welcomed De... Read more
Texas retirees are gathering strength for a mighty challenge in 2022. We need maximum resources in the form of members and dollars. Possible donors are being contacted, and every Texan who supports the right to retire is being asked to coordinate efforts with TARA. Members pay on... Read more
Even before the December 13 candidate filing deadline falls, individual Texans are “choosing up sides” over their favorite candidates. Please allow me to argue that, no matter whom they choose, they are making an error. Building our progressive movement is more important t... Read more
In early November, we received great news that the Build Back Better legislation in Congress would include lowering drug prices. Since negotiations first began, our issues have been pulled in by progressives and pushed out by reactionaries several times. The giant retiree vote... Read more
Texas retirees do not have to be convinced of the importance of the 2022 mid-term elections. We're already working by registering voters. On an earlier post, we outlined the basics on voter registration. But we continue talking about it and coming up with new ideas. ... Read more