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• Dallas Chapter Takes On a Heavy Schedule

  August 05, 2015: 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 meetin...Read more >

• Dallas Chapter of TARA Plans to Fight for Retiree Rights

  August 03, 2015: 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 k...Read more >

• Austin Reports a Terrific Medicare Event

  July 30, 2015: 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 14...Read more >

• Dallas Adds to Texas Success with Medicare Celebrations

  July 30, 2015: 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 Clif...Read more >

• 120 Medicare Celebrations Underway!

  July 27, 2015: 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 D...Read more >

• New Videos Show Retirees in Action

  July 25, 2015: 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...Read more >

• Austin Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Rallies for Medicare/Medicaid

  July 25, 2015: 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 design...Read more >

• Dallas Medicare/Medicaid Action is Next

  July 25, 2015: 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 fi...Read more >

• Celebrate, Defend, Extend Medicare/Medicaid!

  July 20, 2015: Retiree leader Mary Holomek invites everyone who supports the right to retire to a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Medicare/Medicaid. Come to 98 W Hurst Blvd in Hurst at 11AM on Thursday, July 23. The building is a UAW hall just a few blocks w...Read more >

• Texans Join National Alliance Legislative Conference

  July 12, 2015: Texas had the strongest delegation ever as our 17 delegates joined 400 from across the nation at the Alliance for Retired Americans Legislative Conference July 7-10, 2015, in Washington, DC. It was a great conference. The most impressive aspect was t...Read more >