Early Voting Begins Next Week!

We know the members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) are excited to head to the polls next week and cast their votes FOR Prop 9! We are in the most important phase of our campaign. TRTA members should be preparing their plan to get out and vote, finalizing their list of 10 people […]

Reminder: Tim Lee Live Tomorrow, Voter Registration Deadline!

As the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) enters the most important phase of our campaign to pass Prop 9, TRTA members should tune in to our live event tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m. CDT. TRTA Executive Director Tim Lee will focus on why Prop 9 MUST PASS and how important it is to GET […]

Hotel Reservations for the 69th Convention Now Open

Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may now begin reserving hotel rooms for the upcoming 69th TRTA Convention to be held April 15-17, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. We look forward to seeing many of you in April 2024 as we embark on an imaginary destination “cruise” to Corpus Christi, where we will […]

Mark Your Calendars! Tim Lee Live, Voter Registration, and More!

Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director, will continue a series of Facebook and YouTube live events one week from today on Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m. CDT. The series focuses on passing the constitutional amendment related to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) annuitants […]

TRTA Social Media Blitz to Support Prop 9 Continues

The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is continuing its social media blitz to draw attention to Prop 9, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) cost-of-living adjustment proposal that will appear on the November 7th General Election ballot. Our first round of social media drew a lot of attention, receiving almost 5,000 shares, 95 comments, and […]

More Than One Seventieth Anniversary

1953 was a monumental year. The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) was organized that year, and Tom and Jane Pritchard began life as husband and wife. Both attended Weatherford Junior College. They graduated with associate degrees on a Friday night and got married, in church, the following Tuesday evening. Tom said he asked Jane if […]

TRS Board Meets, Discusses Stipends, and Adds to Its Retirees Advisory Committee

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Board of Trustees convened September 14 and 15 for their quarterly meeting. The board discussed various topics including the payment of stipends for eligible TRS annuitants, new appointees to the TRS Retirees Advisory Committee (RAC), and the TRS Fall Health Care Fairs. Information About Stipends By now, TRS annuitants […]

TRTA Launches Social Media Blitz to Support Prop 9!

The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) launched its Vote FOR Prop 9 campaign with a Social Media Blitz on Tuesday, September 12. TRTA Executive Director Tim Lee hosted a live Facebook/YouTube event, letting members know about all of the plans now underway to support the passage of Prop 9 during the November General Election. How […]

Reminder: Tim Lee to Host Live Event September 12

Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director, will continue a series of Facebook and YouTube live events on September 12 at 4 p.m. CDT. The series focuses on passing the constitutional amendment related to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) annuitants in the November General Election. You […]

Rep. Arrington Files HR 5342 Proposing WEP Reform

The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is leading the charge with its national partners to reform and end the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). On Tuesday, September 5, Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) filed HR 5342 (the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act) to address the WEP, an unfair federal provision which prevents retirees from receiving […]