Author Archives: rvarney

TRTA Action Alert   Support the Senate Budget Recommendation The Texas Senate has recommended a budget plan that is far better to TRS retirees than the version passed by the Texas House. The Senate proposal was developed in large part ...

Supplemental Payment Bill Heard in House Committee Legislation would use fund’s investment earnings to make payment Legislation authored by Representative Larry Gonzales (R-Round Rock) would provide Texas public education retirees with a supplemental payment similar to the one provided in ...

Senate Recommendation Protects TRS-Care   Senator Finance Committee Restores Funds for TRS-Care and TRS Pension Fund A proposal designed by Senator Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) to protect TRS-Care participants from seeing a premium increase in the coming biennium, as well as ...