Texas Issues
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Did Congress Represent Us?
June 05, 2017: Our national office has evaluated the 2016 congressional votes. [caption id="attachment_2199" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Senator Bernie Sanders with Tony Padilla[/caption] For Immediate Release June 5, 2017Contact: David Blank – 20...Read more >
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Texas Retirees Set Statewide Meeting
June 03, 2017: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans statewide meeting is set for 4-6PM on Friday, June 23 in room 335A of the Hilton Americas Houston Hotel, 1600 Lamar Street in Houston 77010. We Have a Lot to Talk About [caption id="attachment_2194" align="a...Read more >
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Texas Labor Has Our Backs
March 30, 2017: The AFL-CIO in Texas has the retirees' backs -- and we have theirs! To save pensions, we're urging everyone to go to Austin for the State Employees Lobby Day April 12. Bus rides to Austin cost $15. Click here to buy yours! A lot of really bad ...Read more >
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Retirees Endorse Women’s Action
March 02, 2017: By unanimous vote, the Dallas Chapter of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is behind March 8 activities titled "A Day Without A Woman!" [caption id="attachment_2142" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Dallas Chapter is meeting at Alliance/A...Read more >
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Texas Retirees are on the Front Lines!
February 27, 2017: All over Texas, members of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans (TARA) are in the first ranks of the many ongoing battles for decent living, rights, and dignity in America. Retirees are making calls, filling out petitions, visiting politica...Read more >
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Texas Retirees Are In The Fray!
January 31, 2017: The sheer amount of work that our 6 Texas chapters are doing is a true wonder. [caption id="attachment_2101" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Yolanda Delgado of Austin TARA at women's march[/caption] Austin collected over 300 petition signature...Read more >
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Texans Are In Action on MLK Day and Beyond!
January 15, 2017: The Texas Legislative session began January 10 and the federal government is changing hands. Retirees aren't sitting on ours! For most of Texas, the next big public event is Martin Luther King Jr celebrations on the 16th. [caption id="attachment_2...Read more >
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Apply Now to Vote By Mail
January 02, 2017: Voters over 65 years old can vote by mail in Texas. Even better, they only have to ask once for an application that applies to every election in a given year. So, apply now and vote by mail all year! [caption id="attachment_1588" align="aligncente...Read more >
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What Do Retirees Have to do with Immigration?
December 19, 2016: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans generally sticks to retiree issues such as pensions, Social Security, and health care. So why would our Houston activists eagerly join Mayor Sylvester Turner in a news conference declaring solidarity with immi...Read more >
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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 >