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• Congressman Doggett Backs Retirees in Fight for Rights

  December 11, 2016: 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="aligncen...Read more >

• Texans Starting Fightback — Emergency Council December 15

  November 28, 2016: News articles are announcing that the incoming government is likely to turn Medicare/Medicaid over to the insurance companies. Click here for one of them. [caption id="attachment_1548" align="aligncenter" width="410"] Texas retirees will fight[/...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Fight On

  November 23, 2016: Texas retirees will continue to fight to preserve and expand the right to retire in spite of news that even stronger efforts will be made to destroy it. Ed Sills, Communications Director for the Texas AFL-CIO, wrote on Novermber 23, "President-ele...Read more >

• Election’s Over, But Not The Fight!

  November 17, 2016: [caption id="attachment_2003" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Retirees on the streets![/caption]...Read more >

• Seniors Are Contemplating Strategies

  November 15, 2016: Texas retirees spent very little time commiserating about the presidential election. Our own performance in the Lone Star State was excellent, so we spent no time at all castigating ourselves. What's taking up our time is analyzing the situation and ...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Make Historical Contribution

  November 10, 2016: Texas Alliance members had a powerful impact on the 2016 elections. Our six chapters, one in each of the top population centers, took part in every aspect of informing voters and bringing out the vote. It is probably the first time, ever, that Texas ...Read more >

• Retirees Are Changing Texas Elections!

  October 31, 2016: New records are being set in Texas  vote-by-mail totals as we get ready for Wednesday's meetings of two of our biggest chapters -- Dallas and Houston. [caption id="attachment_1982" align="aligncenter" width="523"] From voter registration to the v...Read more >

• Dallas Plans Attack on the Right to Retire

  October 06, 2016: Seniors in Dallas are already receiving their vote-by-mail ballots. The wording for Proposition One is completely unreadable and totally misleading. Fortunately, the Dallas newspaper has provided some insights into what Proposition One would actually...Read more >

• Phone Banking Works for Seniors!

  October 05, 2016: It's time to phone bank if you want to win in 2016!   [caption id="attachment_1968" align="alignnone" width="1167"] Maralyn Hamaker makes calls to Dallas area seniors[/caption] See https://youtu.be/CW7vQZ5XQl8 for a short video on phon...Read more >

• Giant Week for Texas Seniors

  October 03, 2016: Everything is happening this week, and it's all important! [caption id="attachment_1880" align="aligncenter" width="682"] Judy Bryant, champion phone banker[/caption] We're meeting, planning, phone banking, door knocking, fund raising, and ever...Read more >