Senate Finance Committee Meets, Begins Budget Discussions for TRS
Executive Summary: TRTA testified to the Senate Finance Committee that the state should invest in retirees by passing a COLA. TRS provided data to the committee about what the costs would look like to pass a COLA. TRTA will continue to work with legislators to win a COLA. The Senate Finance Committee of the 88th Texas […]
Share Your Story About How Inflation is Impacting Your Retirement
Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director will be live tomorrow, February 2 on Facebook and YouTube at 4 p.m. Central to update members on progress in the Texas Legislature. TRTA is asking members to share very specific examples, in 250 words or less, of purchasing trade-offs they have made due to rising inflation. This information […]
Thank You for Your Effort in Pushing for WEP Reform!
TRTA members, thank you for your outpouring of support in pushing for action on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)! The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), Association of Professional Educators (ATPE), and Mass Retirees held a successful press conference on Wednesday, December 14 in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Capitol. Thank you to all the members […]
TRS Board Meets, Receives Data Regarding a COLA for Retirees
Executive Summary: Cost projections on Texas providing a cost-of-living increase for retirees were presented at the TRS Board of Trustees meeting. TRTA is advocating for the Texas Legislature to provide retirees with a substantial, meaningful COLA in 2023. TRS investment returns lost 6.7% in 2022. Despite this year’s downturn, the investment returns over the past […]
Continue the WEP Push!
TRTA, along with ATPE and the Mass Retirees Association, is calling for action on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)! Time is running out. Congressman Richard Neal (D – Mass), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, needs to act before the current legislative term ends! We need your help today! Please continue making phone […]
Membership in TRTA is Magical!
TRTA members—it’s MEMBERSHIP MONDAY! If you have already paid your TRTA dues, THANK YOU! TRTA First Vice-President Ella Gauthier reminds us all in the video below that there is Magic in Membership! Let your fellow retirees who are not yet members know why the coming legislative session is so important and that TRTA MEMBERSHIP IS […]