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Registration for the 66th Annual TRTA Convention to be held in Austin, Texas April 1–2, 2019 closes this coming Friday, March 1! This year’s theme is Connecting the Dots to TRTA’s Success, a meaningful metaphor that matches TRTA’s legislative goals ...

Executive Summary: Complete TRTA’s Action Alert! Use #RAISETHEBASE on social media. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III met yesterday, February 20, and the legislators’ discussions centered on the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). The committee received testimony from ...

Executive Summary: Use our Action Alert to contact your legislators. Our goal is to #RAISETHEBASE funding for the TRS pension fund and TRS-Care. Better funding is the path to a benefit increase and lower health care costs. The Texas Retired ...