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TRTA Members Are Making the Difference! On Thursday, January 21, 2021, legislative leaders introduced base budget bills in both the Texas Senate and House. While the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is still reviewing all aspects of these bills, there ...

On Jan. 15, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick named the Senate committees. Key committees for Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) issues are the Senate Finance, Senate State Affairs, and Senate Education committees. The Senate also adopted rules for the legislative ...

Executive Summary: The Texas Sunset Commission adopted its final report recommending and requiring changes to the TRS based on more than a year of investigation and public input  Legislation will be filed to:  require TRS to develop a communication and ...