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Senate Searches for Answers  TRTA Advises Senate to Increase Contributions The Senate Finance Committee met to discuss the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) budget allocation in their version of the budget, or SB 1. The meeting did not provide ...

Senate Budget Hearing on TRS set for Thursday TRTA Members Called to Action (TRTA Action Email Provided Below) The Texas Senate Finance Committee will hear public testimony on budget requests for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) tomorrow (Thursday, ...

On Tuesday, the Texas Legislature convened for the 83rd Legislative Session. As the session begins, I cannot help but think of the now famous political question “are you better off today than you were four years ago?”  Many TRS annuitants may ...