Texas Issues

• Fight for Democracy Underway

  March 02, 2021: We have to fight once more for the right to vote. White southerners were outraged when other people won the vote after the Civil War. Eventually, through outright violence and reactionary local laws, white southerners prevailed from roughly 1876 t...Read more >

• We Deserve a Shot

  January 17, 2021:                   ​   Hi TARA Friends, We know that the Texas Covid19 Vaccination program has been a frustrating disaster for most people. Governor Greg Abbott needs to hear our voices because we all des...Read more >

• Money Matters

  January 06, 2021: Fund Raiser January 9 The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans annual fund raiser is Saturday, January 9, at 4 PM. Our main speaker is Montserrat Garribay of the Texas AFL-CIO. TARA continues to defend our rights even as a hostile government, mal...Read more >

• Vote by Mail All Year!

  January 02, 2021: Vote By Mail — Apply Now! Texas seniors over 65 and certain others are empowered to vote safely by mail. Even better, we 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 y...Read more >

• TARA Sticks It Out

  December 20, 2020: Texas retiree activists will continue putting the "move" in "movement" during 2021. Our January 9 fund raiser must undergird another year of battling for retiree rights. We are currently asking for large and small donations to be sent to Treasurer Te...Read more >

• Strengthen Our Movement!

  November 30, 2020: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans continues to defend our rights even as a hostile government, malevolent corporate managers, and a raging pandemic try to weaken us. To grow stronger, we'll hold a statewide fund raiser on January 9. We must co...Read more >

• Oppose Voter Suppression

  October 03, 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2020 Contact: Lisa Cutler - 202/674-2052 or lcutler@retiredamericans.org Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Texas  Says Abbott Proclamation Limiting Ballot Return Locations Creates Undue Burde...Read more >

• Victory and Further Battle

  September 27, 2020: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans joined a successful lawsuit to restore straight ticket voting! I believe our plaintiff in the suit was Reverend Harmon Dent of Beaumont. [caption id="attachment_1990" align="aligncenter" width="1874"] Rever...Read more >

• Vote By Mail — Apply Now!

  April 19, 2020: Vote By Mail -- Apply Now! Texas voters  should be able to  safely vote from home. It's been legal for all voters twice so far this year, but the Texas Attorney General has kept pressure on the courts to make it illegal. Seniors over 65 and ce...Read more >

• Cough-In Better Than Coffins

  April 04, 2020: MEDIA ADVISORY April 1, 2020 Contact: Judy Bryant, 214-729-0063 or Judy4tara@aol.com Jan Lance, 512-627-6081 or mjanlance@gmail.com Texas Retirees Launch “Cough-In” Campaign  in Response to Lieutenant Governor Patrick  Virtual W...Read more >