Events

• Celebrate What We Have, and Struggle for More

  August 08, 2024: Texas retirees celebrated the anniversaries of Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security, July 30 and August 14 respectively. The Austin Chapter made arrangements to bring a table to different organizations and events. Most chapters combined the two anni...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 >

• Standing Up for Retirement Rights

  January 31, 2019: Texas retirees did well in the 2018 elections, but we'll continue with every activity we can think of to defend retiree rights, now and right through the next elections! That means lobbying, petitioning, phoning, and hitting the streets! ...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 >

• Texans Will Celebrate Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security

  July 08, 2016: [caption id="attachment_1869" align="aligncenter" width="497"] Celebrate it! Fight for it![/caption]...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Gather in San Antonio

  May 18, 2016: On June 17 at 12:30PM, Texas retirees will gather at the Alamodome. Our retiree caucus comes right after the Labor Caucus during the Democratic Party convention. Everybody invited! You don't have to be a delegate to get in. We want you! We'll publ...Read more >

• Retiree Politics Comes to a Head on November 8

  April 20, 2016: [caption id="attachment_1527" align="alignleft" width="300"] Retiree politics surged forward when we overcame poll tax suppression[/caption] We've fought hard for our democracy in Texas retiree politics. Voter suppression isn't something new. We'v...Read more >

• November 8, 2016 is the Big Election Day

  February 18, 2016: ...Read more >

• Vote By Mail Throughout 2016

  January 19, 2016: Voting in 2016 is the best way to stand up for the right to retire. Texas seniors over 65 and disabled Texans are eligible for easy and effective voting-by-mail. One application form can cover all elections for the entire year! Forms are now ava...Read more >