A STATEMENT ON VOTING RIGHTS The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans joins progressive voices everywhere in celebrating the Voting Rights Act on its 50th anniversary, August 6. Seniors go to the polls in greater percentages than any other age group because we have fought for dem... Read more
The Dallas Chapter of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans met on August 5th. We had reports on our successful national legislative conference, our state meeting in Austin, and our three big Medicare celebrations. As always, most of the meeting was taken up with plans for ... Read more
DALLAS TARA CHAPTER MEETING Wednesday, Aug 5, 12:30P APWU HALL, 2010 POSTAL WAY, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212 (map) Please join us Wednesday. We'll recap our very successful series of Medicare Celebrations in Texas. We'll also make plans to keep up the fight. Fund raising... Read more
This comes in from Glenn Scott, President of the Austin Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans: Hello all! We had a terrific event on Saturday. We have put Austin TARA on the Austin/Central Texas political and advocacy map! Over 147 people attended the event wh... Read more
By the time Dallas started its Medicare celebration on July 30, there were at least 128 other events taking place or scheduled nationwide. At least five of them were in Texas! Dallasites gathered at the Alliance/AFT Educators' Hall in the Oak Cliff section. Speakers were TARA ... Read more
As of last count, over 120 events are underway in the United States for the 50th Anniversary of Medicare, July 30. Texas had a fine one in Hurst and a great one in Austin. Two more are coming up: Celebrate, Defend, and Expand Medicare/ Medicaid in Dallas! 12:30 PM July 30 ... Read more
TARA has two new videos on YouTube. We're singing our anthem at the end of a good meeting in Austin on July 16. The lyrics are with the video. As far as we know, we're the only retiree group in the nation with its own anthem, and we have a great time singing it! During our suc... Read more
The Austin Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans held one of the 90 nationwide celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Medicare/Medicaid on July 25. Congressman Lloyd Doggett joined a program of luminaries, music, and information all designed to fortify our movement to ... Read more
Celebrate, Defend, and Expand Medicare/ Medicaid! 12:30 PM July 30, 50th Anniversary of Medicare signing 334 Centre (At Bishop) Dallas, Texas 75208 Mayor Pro Tem Monica Alonzo will lead a program of information and music leading to a firm commitment to support Medic... Read more