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The Texas House of Representatives passed its budget this morning. The budget includes the statutory contribution to TRS-Care as well as $500 million coming out of the Economic Stabilization Fund, also known as the Rainy Day Fund. The statutory state ...

The Texas House of Representatives is set to take the most important vote of the legislative session regarding TRS-Care! Click here to send an email to your representative encouraging them to fund TRS-Care! On Thursday, April 6, 2017, the Texas ...

The Senate State Affairs Committee discussed a proposal today to make sweeping changes to TRS-Care, the state-run retiree health insurance program. Senate Bill 788 would eliminate TRS-Care 1, 2 and 3. The bill would require a high-deductible plan for participants under the ...