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Teacher Retirement System Responds to Dallas Morning News Article

“Cherry picking one investment, either bad or good, amounts to viewing everything with 20/20 hindsight.”—TRS response to DMN

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) provided a response to the Dallas Morning News (DMN) story, “Texas teachers’ pension fund invests in casinos, loses $99 million.” In the response, TRS states that the reporter, “…selectively ignored relevant data, knowingly printed incorrectly calculated losses, and presented misleading or incomplete information when writing his article.”

TRTA Members Concerned over Investment Loss

A news story in the Dallas Morning News is causing concern for many TRTA members about the safety of their pension trust fund. This loss, while disappointing and costly, represents less than 1 percent of the fund's overall value.

TRTA and TRTF Release Legacy Video

Update on the TRTA 59^th Annual Convention

You may view the video, “Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: The Texas Public Education Legacy,” by clicking here or at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4IADf0dUnQ.

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TRTA Local Unit Press Release for Convention

Local Unit Press Release for 59^th Annual TRTA Convention! Download this article and edit to suit your unit. This is a great piece to send to media in your area when the Convention ends.

TRTA 59th Annual Convention Wrap Up

Thank you to all of the TRTA members who attended our 59th Annual TRTA Convention in Houston!

Read more for a detailed convention wrap up!

The Voice

In our recent issues of The VOICE, our goal was to inform TRTA members of the growing threat against the TRS defined benefit pension plan. The feedback has been amazing.

Download all three of Executive Director Tim Lee’s articles of The VOICE in one file here or click here to download them individually.

The VOICE is the official news bulletin of the Texas Retired Teachers Association. It is published quarterly.