Texas Issues

• Free the Texas Hostages!

  August 03, 2021: Tell Governor Abbott to Free the Hostages! In a vindictive move, Governor Greg Abbot vetoed Article X appropriations from the Texas state budget. Over 2,000 legislative staffers are now living with uncertainty regarding their pay, benef...Read more >

• Legislature Plans Punishment

  July 10, 2021: Let us fight for freedom and voting rights! Most of what the governor commanded the legislature to do in special session is bad business. The top of his list is curtailing our voting rights. The Texas AFL-CIO is coordinating activities to defend our...Read more >

• Fight for Voter Rights!

  July 06, 2021: Texas Alliance for Retired Americans stands for voter rights and freedom, both of which are under assault in Texas. We are picketing, demonstrating, calling, lobbying, and are gathering petitions. https://youtu.be/SIWf7jXTzHM A great number of...Read more >

• Make Your Tribute to Tony

  June 16, 2021: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is organizing a tribute to our beloved President, Tony Padilla. He stepped down on June 14 because he and Mrs Padilla decided he should put his health first. Officers of the Texas Alliance do not get pa...Read more >

• Please, Write a Letter to Editors

  June 09, 2021: Anybody, any time, can write a letter to editors.  If it gets published  or read on the news, it will reach more people than one could reach with months of calling or door canvassing. The trick is getting it published. The Main Tactic Is to Write ...Read more >

• We Are For Voting Rights!

  April 19, 2021: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans (TARA) needs you.  We want you to help us fight Texas voter suppression. We oppose legislation (as in SB 7 and HB 6) that limits early-voting hours, creates new obstacles to voting by mail andÂ...Read more >

• “Free the Vote” Rally on Facebook

  April 05, 2021: Seniors Oppose Voter Suppression. TARA "Free the Vote" Rally on Facebook Leaders of the Texas retiree movement and voter rights experts will speak on the Texas Retired Americans Facebook Page at 6 PM Friday, April 9. Texas has been called the ver...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Stand with Voters

  April 01, 2021:   NEWS RELEASE April 1, 2021 Contacts: Tony Padilla, 512-552-8703 or tonypadillatcuiam@austin.rr.com Judy Bryant, 214-729-0063 or Judy4TARA@aol.com Texas Retirees Stand Against Voter Suppression Legislation  Seniors Demand that st...Read more >

• Countering Voter Purges

  March 20, 2021: One of the major tools of voter suppression is the voter purge. This voter suppression tactic takes advantage of the fact that there are many voters who are apartment dwellers. People who live in apartments move more often. If a voter does not res...Read more >

• TARA’s Free the Vote Campaign

  March 15, 2021: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans (TARA) needs you. In 2021, we want you to help us fight Texas voter suppression so that we can use our power at the polls to make breakthroughs on key issues. [caption id="attachment_2876" align="alignnone"...Read more >