Voting Rights

• What Happened on March 1? What’s Next?

  March 14, 2022: How Many Tried and Failed? In the March 1 election, around 27,000 Texans had trouble voting by mail. Newspersons said they were “rejected,” but around 9,000 of them were eventually able to get their ballots to count. That leaves about 18,000 Tex...Read more >

• You Are Not Beaten on Vote-By-Mail

  February 20, 2022: Just because the first deadline for vote-by-mail applications has passed, you can still win this key battle against the voter suppressors! There's plenty of time to apply to VBM in the runoff! And there are months between now and the deadline for the...Read more >

• Tips for Your Mail-In Ballot

  February 15, 2022: The voter suppressors made it harder to mail in ballots. Here are tips from Kenneth Williams, the President of the Dallas Chapter of TARA: There are a number of key items to remember when you are completing your mail in ballot: 1. You have to i...Read more >

• More Info on Vote-By-Mail

  February 01, 2022: Even though certain politicians have tried to make it harder to vote by mail, it remains the simplest and easiest way for senior and disabled Texans to practice their freedoms. Frequently Asked Questions Dallas TARA President Kenneth Williams prepa...Read more >

• Vote-By-Mail Is Best in 2024

  January 17, 2022: For eligible Texas voters, which includes all of us over 65,  Vote-by-Mail is STILL the best option.  News headlines have it wrong; they are saying that large numbers of VBM applications are being "rejected for good," but they are only delayed. The...Read more >

• TARA Convention, January 19, 2022

  January 10, 2022:   Call to Order..................................................... Gene Lantz, TARA President Introduction....................... Tony Padilla, IAM TARA  E-Board Member    and former TARA President Building Retiree Power:  ...........Read more >

• Changes in Texas Election Law

  January 04, 2022: New Texas Election Laws—What They Mean for Voters, Those Who Assist Voters, and Election Workers (1/4/2022 TARA update) Voting Hours and Locations:  Overnight voting banned. Drive-through voting banned. New minimum and maximum hours for early v...Read more >

• Our Vote Is Our Voice

  December 29, 2021: We Will Not Be Silenced! Texans over 65 and certain others should apply to vote by mail early in 2022. One application can make voting easy in every election throughout the year! The easy way is to go to http://register2vote.org. The web site ask...Read more >

• Win With TARA!

  December 04, 2021: Texas retirees are gathering strength for a mighty challenge in 2022. We need maximum resources in the form of members and dollars. Possible donors are being contacted, and every Texan who supports the right to retire is being asked to coordinate eff...Read more >

• Retirees Reach Out

  November 05, 2021: In early November, we received great news that the Build Back Better legislation in Congress would include lowering drug prices. Since negotiations first began, our issues have been pulled in by progressives and pushed out by reactionaries several ti...Read more >