TRTA Member ALERT: Medicare B Premiums Set to Increase By More Than 50 Percent!
Click here to send an email to your Congressman and help TRTA keep your premiums from increasing! The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) has received several phone calls and emails regarding the recent announcement that Medicare Part B premiums may increase in 2016. While the Wall Street Journal has reported that 70 to 80 percent […]
SNEAK PEEK of The VOICE: Foundation Month is Soon!
The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF) is changing lives every day! November has been designated as Foundation Month, a time to honor and support the Texas Retired Teacher Association’s (TRTA) charitable giving partner. TRTF was founded in 1988 to raise funds to build the permanent home of TRTA in downtown Austin, Texas. The organization began […]
TRS-Care Town Hall Meeting Update
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will host a Town Hall Meeting on October 22, 2015 to discuss the TRS-Care retiree health insurance program. As you may have read in a recent edition of the Inside Line, the next and most important step in the TRS-Care funding crisis is to find real, long-term solutions […]
TRS to Host Town Hall Meeting about Health Insurance Program
(PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTION: The TRS Town Hall Meeting will be held on October 22, 2015, not October 23 as was initially published). The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Board of Trustees met September 24 and 25 to discuss various issues impacting the pension fund and the TRS-Care retiree health insurance program. To […]
TRTA Launches Membership Renewal Website
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) took its next step towards modernizing the TRTA membership experience today with the launch of its Renew Now website. Through this site, members can now renew their dues online! Renew Now is a huge step forward for the organization. Previously, TRTA members relied upon mail and phone to renew […]
Help Us Repeal the WEP by Visiting This Web Page
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) has been a thorn in retired educators’ sides for far too long. First implemented in 1983, the WEP prevents retired educators, as well as policemen and firefighters, from receiving the Social Security benefits they earned. We have developed a web page specifically dedicated to repealing the WEP. On the page, […]
TRTA Standing Committee Meetings Underway
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is as busy as ever, and already planning for the 85th Texas Legislative Session. During the past week and through August 14, TRTA is hosting its biannual standing committee meetings. The Legislative Committee features 21 members. View the list here. These meetings include important groups such as the Legislative […]
This Week at TRTA!
Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) leaders and staff are busy this week as we host the District Presidents Leadership Training Conference (DPLTC). The three day event will be held at the Airport Hilton Hotel in Austin July 7-9. All of TRTA’s twenty district presidents will be in town to receive training from the officers of […]
TRTA Interim Update: Full Steam Ahead!
The regular session of the 84th Texas Legislature has ended well for members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA). Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 2 into law, which provides $768 million to fill the TRS-Care funding shortfall. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) voted earlier this month not to raise premiums […]
Thanking Mike Lehr and Tom Pritchard
Many of our members may know and remember two great leaders in both the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) and Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF): Mike Lehr and Tom Pritchard. Both gentlemen have served in multiple capacities for both organizations, guiding not only legislative activity, but also charitable giving and promoting the legacy of public […]