Texas Issues
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Gov. Abbott Puts A Fox to Watch Pension Henhouse!
December 04, 2015: Retirees across Texas are protesting Governor Abbott's appointment of Josh McGee to the Texas Pension Review Board. McGee has a long record of advocating taking away "defined benefit" pensions from public employees. He is a Vice President of the Lau...Read more >
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TARA Joins TOP to EXPAND MEDICAID
October 23, 2015: MEDICAID EXPANSION IN TEXAS On October 22, TARA members joined Dallas Texas Organizing Project members at a rally and press conference to EXPAND MEDICAID! Below are the remarks of Field Organizer Judy Bryant which she made at the event. The Texa...Read more >
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El Paso Retirees Form Organizing Committee
August 23, 2015: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans continues its commitment to organizing all Texans. Glenn Scott, President of the Austin Chapter of the Texas Alliance, took some of her vacation time to round up old and new friends in El Paso to form an organ...Read more >
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Austin Retirees Accept City Proclamation — On to El Paso!
August 08, 2015: The City of Austin proclaimed their recognition of the 50th anniversary of Medicare along with the Austin Chapter of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans. The birthday was July 30th. Austin retirees held a giant celebration of their own and atten...Read more >
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Fort Worth Activists Build the Seniors’ Movement
June 15, 2015: Also tomorrow, Tuesday the 16th, airline employees have invited us to rally for fair wages with them at 11AM at DFW International Airport. Terminal B Upper Level High B Gates 30-49 Curbside. Wednesday, June 17th, is the monthly planning meeting of t...Read more >
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Teacher’s Retirement at Risk
April 28, 2015: The President of the Texas Federation of Teachers, Linda Bridges, has warned teacher retirees about HB 2506 in the Texas House Pension Committee. She writes, "This is a bill Texas AFT will strongly oppose. A defined contribution plan is a bad idea.Â...Read more >
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Activists Learn About Pending Texas Legislation
February 02, 2015: TARA members who attended the Senior Source Legislative Forum heard Director Lynda Ender share a list of bills affecting seniors which have been filed in the 2015 Texas Legislature. TARA and AGE Board Member Fernando Rojas introduced Texas House Rep...Read more >
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Ft Worth to Hold Last Meeting Before Elections
October 13, 2014: Retirees like Jim Rivers (pictured) are doing a lot of phone banking to get out the vote November 4. Tarrant County seniors can help out by calling Dennis Anderson at 972 816-6504. In Dallas, call Pam Resendiz at 214-826-4808. Vote-by-mail applicatio...Read more >
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Ft Worth Seniors to Meet; Dallas Battles Rage On
May 18, 2014: Fort Worth Seniors to Report on National Convention Our next Monthly meeting of the Ft Worth Alliance for Retired Americans will be this Wednesday, May 21st. There will be a report on the National Convention and a discussion of future ARA plans. Amon...Read more >
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Should Seniors Pay Property Taxes?
May 04, 2014: Texas law allows seniors to defer their home property taxes until death. The heirs would owe the back taxes and 8% interest. Most Texas seniors don't use the law because they don't know about it, but a candidate for mayor of Irving, Texas, is using i...Read more >