TRTA Issues Front-and-Center Next Week
Pension Increase Bills in Committee; Action on TRS Pension Bills Special Update on TRS Legislation–New! Updated Email Campaign, click here to send New Email!! TRTA members have answered the call! Over 5,000 emails have been sent since yesterday. We do not know how many TRTA members have made phone calls, but we know that every […]
TRTA Supports Raise for Retirees
Expansion and Certainty are Key Points Two bills moving through the legislative process would provide some TRS retirees with a pension increase. The raise is contingent upon the passage of other benefit changes for future TRS retirees. It also suggests the raise will only be provided when other conditions are met. The proposed 3% cost-of-living […]
Legislative Effort Aimed to Improve Actuarial Soundness and Provide for Cost-of-Living Increase
Modifications May Impact Current Active School Employees and Employers The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee and House Pensions Committee both laid out bills for public hearing today that make numerous changes to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). While the bills discussed future retirement benefits for active employees, they did so as a way […]
TRTA Issues Take Center Stage
Retiree Budget Issues Raise Awareness Click Here to Send our Thank You Message to Your House member! Remember, thank you messages are as important, if not more so, than our Action Messages. Good things are happening, but other groups are attacking our progress. Let’s send a stronger message than any other group in Texas!! Thank […]
TRTA Action Alert–Budget Debate Today; Email Campaign Underway
TRTA Action Alert: Email Campaign Underway… Please Click here to send your legislator an email asking them to support the Ratliff and Keffer amendments! Texas House Ready to Debate Budget TRTA Members Focus on Our Needs The Texas House of Representatives will debate their version of the Texas budget this week. The Senate voted out […]
TRTA Supports Measure that Assures Funding Level
Member Effort to Secure Additional Co-Sponsors Has Major Impact The House Pensions Committee this week heard a bill by Representative Charles Perry (Lubbock). HB 99 is a bill that requires the state to tie their base-level contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) to no less than what the federal government requires in […]
TRTA Day at the Capitol a Huge Success!
Pictured Above: Retired teachers descend on Austin for our Day at the Capitol event. Middle: TRTA State President Maridell Fryar received the Speaker’s gavel yesterday. Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus gave Maridell his gavel as a sign of appreciation and respect for the work done by TRTA volunteers. Over 1,000 TRTA members came […]
TRTA Rally Day Update
Members Deliver Strong Message Over 1,100 TRTA members rallied at the Texas Capitol today. Championing a strong legislative agenda, our members were both seen and heard. Thousands of phone calls and emails compliment Capitol efforts. Complete update and recap tomorrow. Thank you everyone who made the trip and participated in email and phone advocacy efforts!
TRTA Day at the Capitol is Here!
Tomorrow is our Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) Day at the Capitol event! We are expecting nearly 1000 retired teachers and school personnel to arrive in Austin early tomorrow morning by buses and carloads! We are glad that so many of our members are able to share in the excitement of TRTA’s grassroots lobbying efforts. […]
A Path to Responsible Funding – TRTA Pushes Measure for Higher Contributions to TRS
TRTA Pushes Measure for Higher Contributions to TRS The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is championing a bill that calls on the Legislature to increase funding for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). The bill, HB 1383, is authored by State Representatives Jim Keffer and Bill Callegari. At yesterday’s House Pensions Committee hearing, Representative […]