State Issues

• Let’s Get Around in Texas

  April 20, 2024: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is strong, but mostly in the cities. We're willing to help build retiree meetings anywhere in the state. All we need is an organizer with a place to meet, and we're on it! We're also sponsoring statewide me...Read more >

• TARA In Legal Fight for Voting Rights

  June 21, 2023: The long legal fight for Texas retiree voting rights, like the wheels of justice, grinds slowly on. At a short on-line conference with lawyers on June 21, 2023, Organizer Judy Bryant and President Gene Lantz were told that we may finally go to trial ...Read more >

• May Is Older Americans Month. Make ’em Notice!

  April 27, 2023: The Dallas TARA Chapter will picnic at 12:30PM on May 3rd in Kidd Springs Park. Everybody invited! We usually find open tables in the 1000 block of Sylvan Avenue where it and Kidd Springs Drive both dead end into the park. Judy and Barbara need RSVPâ...Read more >

• May Is Older Americans Month. Make ’em Notice!

  April 27, 2023: The Dallas TARA Chapter will picnic at noon on May 3rd in Kidd Springs Park. Everybody invited! We usually find open tables in the 1000 block of Sylvan Avenue where it and Kidd Springs Drive both dead end into the park. Judy and Barbara need RSVP’s...Read more >

• May Is Older Americans Month. Make ’em Notice!

  April 27, 2023: The Dallas TARA Chapter will picnic at noon on May 3rd in Kidd Springs Park. We usually find open tables in the 1000 block of Sylvan Avenue where it and Kidd Springs Drive both dead end into the park. Judy and Barbara need RSVP’s from you right awa...Read more >

• Legislation to Look (out) For

  March 08, 2023: On March 8, Brother Eric Hartman of our Austin Chapter identified these Texas bills as especially dangerous for seniors: SB 2 by Hughes, allowing prosecution of innocent voting mistakes as felonies. SB 220 by Bettencourt/HB 549 by Swanson, es...Read more >

• See Your Texas Legislators

  March 01, 2023: Retiree activists need to take advantage of every opportunity to influence our legislators. Here is a schedule for two important Texas lobby days from the President of our Austin Chapter: Texas AFT Lege Advocacy Day  Monday March 13 at the Capit...Read more >

• Get Ahead!

  January 03, 2023: In 2023, we'll be fighting major battles to defend and extend retiree rights. The U.S. Congress is already in session, and the Texas Legislature starts January 10. Both of them have big challenges and opportunities for retirees. In many areas, local ...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 >

• 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 >