Author Archives: rvarney

13 Feb
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TRS Defined Benefit Plan Attacked

The Austin American-Statesman published an article on February 10 attacking the defined benefit plans of retired Texas public educators. James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) wrote the attack article. In the article, Quintero questions the funding stability ...

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12 Feb
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Senate Finance Committee Expanded Update, Featuring Exclusive Video Coverage!

Yesterday, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) released a brief Inside Line update about the Senate Finance Committee meeting. The committee met yesterday to hear testimony from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) ...

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11 Feb
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Senate Finance Committee Hears Testimony About Pension Fund, TRS-Care

Special Update with More Details to Come! Today, February 11, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) about the state of the TRS pension fund and the ...

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