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• Election Is Upon Us!

  October 02, 2022: Member of our Coastal Bend Chapter report that they are already receiving their 2022 mail-in ballots. No more putting off election work because it has already begun! TARA will make sure every mail-in ballot counts by presenting a special statewide...Read more >

• TARA Uses YouTube, Too

  August 17, 2022: TARA has its own channel on YouTube. Most of our videos are under 5 minutes long, because that seems to be best for posting on social media. Here are some recent ones: https://youtu.be/QMZ4wktzl_A  African American retiree webinar intro https:...Read more >

• Letters-to-Editor Really Help

  August 13, 2022: TARA activists always try to get "earned media coverage" in the commercial news services. As they are owned and operated by major corporations, they are not always sympathetic; but when we get coverage, it reaches a lot of people. Letters to editors ...Read more >

• TARA Practices Solidarity

  August 06, 2022: Our goal is to organize all Texas retirees and retiree "wannabes" to win the rights and benefits to make for good golden years. But it would be foolish to think that we don't need allies. TARA is proud to show solidarity with working families who nee...Read more >

• Voting Advice Available

  August 05, 2022: The League of Women Voters provides terrific non-partisan resources for Texas voters. One of our key voting experts, Jan Lance of Austin, recommends their helpful explanations of how to maneuver through the voting obstacles manufactured by reactionar...Read more >

• ARA Endorses Jan McDowell

  July 24, 2022: ARA Endorses Jan McDowell for Election to U.S. House Cites Her Commitment to Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Carrollton - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Jan McDowell for...Read more >

• Facebook Works for Retirees!

  July 10, 2022: It is said that 4,500,000,000 people use Facebook. It has great potential for recording your activities and sharing them broadly.  On June 30, 2022, national Alliance for Retired Americans presented a webinar to help retirees use it fully. The recor...Read more >

• TARA Mid-Year Report

  June 30, 2022: The pandemic did not deter the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans. We continued our fight for improvements in the lives of Texas retirees. We added two important chapters: West Fort Worth and San Antonio. TARA holds monthly meetings in all the m...Read more >

• Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

  June 30, 2022: Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Witnesses ...Read more >

• Looking for Action?

  June 27, 2022: Tired of waiting around passively for the next disaster? Ready to take things in hand? Our middle names  in TARA are "ACTION!" TActionRAction! June 30, 4PM: National webinar "Organizing on Facebook." Free registration here July 6, 12:30PM: D...Read more >