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Money Matters

Fund Raiser January 9 The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans annual fund raiser is Saturday, January 9, at 4 PM. Our main speaker is Montserrat Garribay of the Texas AFL-CIO. TARA continues to defend our rights even as a hostile government, malevolent corporate managers, an... Read more

Vote by Mail All Year!

Vote By Mail — Apply Now! Texas seniors over 65 and certain others are empowered to vote safely by mail. Even better, we 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!  If you need to regis... Read more

TARA Sticks It Out

Texas retiree activists will continue putting the "move" in "movement" during 2021. Our January 9 fund raiser must undergird another year of battling for retiree rights. We are currently asking for large and small donations to be sent to Treasurer Teresa Perez-Wiseley, 909 Theres... Read more

Strengthen Our Movement!

The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans continues to defend our rights even as a hostile government, malevolent corporate managers, and a raging pandemic try to weaken us. To grow stronger, we'll hold a statewide fund raiser on January 9. We must continue to grow while we fight ... Read more

Oppose Voter Suppression

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2020 Contact: Lisa Cutler - 202/674-2052 or lcutler@retiredamericans.org Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Texas  Says Abbott Proclamation Limiting Ballot Return Locations Creates Undue Burden to Voting AUSTIN – The Te... Read more

Victory and Further Battle

The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans joined a successful lawsuit to restore straight ticket voting! I believe our plaintiff in the suit was Reverend Harmon Dent of Beaumont. [caption id="attachment_1990" align="aligncenter" width="1874"] Reverend Harmon Dent[/caption] C... Read more

Get the Facts

People are calling the present time "post-truth" because the statements coming from Washington DC are often at odds with the facts. Truth concerning American retirees is available on our national website, http://retiredamericans.org. Carefully prepared fact sheets are listed u... Read more

Vote By Mail — Apply Now!

Vote By Mail -- Apply Now! Texas voters  should be able to  safely vote from home. It's been legal for all voters twice so far this year, but the Texas Attorney General has kept pressure on the courts to make it illegal. Seniors over 65 and certain others are presently emp... Read more

Cough-In Better Than Coffins

MEDIA ADVISORY April 1, 2020 Contact: Judy Bryant, 214-729-0063 or Judy4tara@aol.com Jan Lance, 512-627-6081 or mjanlance@gmail.com Texas Retirees Launch “Cough-In” Campaign  in Response to Lieutenant Governor Patrick  Virtual Week of Action is a Reaction to... Read more