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• We Won, Let’s Collect Our Prizes!

  November 09, 2026: Retirees had a big part of the election victory. We'll be talking about it at 3 meetings this week. All are accessible on-line. National Retiree Symposium Houston-Area Retiree meeting Mid-Cities Meeting THE ARA NATIONAL RETIREMENT SECUR...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Democrats’ Election Rout Is Poised To Dramatically Reorder Federal Health Policy

  November 04, 2026: (iStock/Getty Images) Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy — setting the stage for oversight investigations, a legislative push to reverse cuts to the...Read more >

• What Do We Do Next?

  November 01, 2026: TARA gives Texans their first opportunity to start discussing election returns and what to do in the new situation. 12:30 PM November 4 Click here to join on-line 334 Centre, Dallas A  good slogan to start with has been suggested by or...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices

  October 30, 2026: (Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News) Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the average increase — from ...Read more >

• KFF Health News – ‘Go to Canada’: Trump Touted Americans’ Access to Cheaper Drugs. A New Rule Threatens It.

  October 22, 2026: Days before it was to go into effect, the Trump administration pushed back a U.S. customs rule threatening the supply of vital prescription drugs imported by millions of Americans. Under the rule, Customs and Border Protection and the FDA will req...Read more >

• Spread The Word with Short Videos

  October 21, 2026: Short videos reach more people faster than anything else on social media! Communications today is not what we studied in school. It changes quickly. A 10-second video on Instagram and/or Facebook can reach 500 viewers in no time. True, you can'...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Candidates

  October 21, 2026: We're Proud to Endorse The Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans was the first of seven  chapters to announce endorsements. All federal endorsements are done by our national organization, but we already knew about congressional can...Read more >

• Social Security in the Midterms: Democratic Senate Candidates Embrace Scrapping the Cap to Strengthen Social Security

  October 16, 2026: Eight Democratic Senate candidates running for Republican-held seats are campaigning on Social Security, expressing their support for eliminating or raising the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. If Congress does not take action, all Soc...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Blast Ken Paxton for Calling for Social Security and Medicare Cuts, Telling Americans to ‘Suck It Up’

  October 08, 2026: DALLAS — The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans today blasted U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton after newly released audio revealed his support for cuts to federal benefit programs, including potentially Social Security and Medicare. Speaking a...Read more >

• Fight for Social Security

  October 05, 2026: Why You Must Join Texas seniors need to join our Alliance for two solid reasons: We have to win the vote on November 3 We have to enforce the vote beginning on November 4 Meetings immediately: Wednesday, October 7, 12:30PM, Join us a...Read more >