Texas Issues

• Forward in 2023!

  December 21, 2022: Retiree volunteers did fabulous jobs in 2022 and are ready, more than ever before, for the next challenges. Our most recent Board meeting tried to anticipate what some of them will be. Campaign for Pensions with Cola Working families no longer have...Read more >

• Strengthen the Retiree Movement

  November 24, 2022: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans has proven its worth over and over, but much more needs to be done. Please join our campaign to add muscle to the retiree movement by helping Texans march to the top in their understanding and their com...Read more >

• Texas Retiree Endorsements

  November 01, 2022: The Alliance for Retired Americans carefully screens candidates on important retiree issues. If they pass our inspection, we endorse them and help get them elected. Congressional Candidates endorsed by National Alliance for Retired Americans: Eliza...Read more >

• 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 >

• 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 >

• 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 >

• 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 >

• Every Texan Needs Health Insurance!

  April 20, 2022: Since Obamacare was first passed, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans has urged Texas politicians to take the free federal dollars available to expand Medicaid. At least a million of the most needy Texans would get health coverage, but Texas politic...Read more >