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The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is accepting member comments about the long-term facilities planning. REMINDER: TRS is the state agency that manages the pension trust fund. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is the retiree-run organization that advocates ...

SB 7, by Sen. Joan Huffman (R – Houston), passed unanimously through the Texas Senate yesterday. SB 7 would provide a supplemental payment to retired educators equal to the lesser of a retiree’s current monthly annuity or $2,400 dollars. SB ...

As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may know, Texas public education retirees have been at the forefront of concern in both statewide and national news regarding the Legislature’s special session agenda. Governor Greg Abbott added a supplemental ...