Good News and What’s Ahead
Last week, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) held its regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees to discuss various issues, including the TRS-Care retiree health insurance program and the TRS-Active Care active employee health insurance plan. Good News The TRS staff shared some good, if not great, news with the trustees. The […]
TRTA Policy Discussion: TRS Care, Day 2
Today, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) continues its discussion about the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) sustainability study about the retiree health insurance program TRS-Care. In our first Inside Line article about the TRS-Care study, we reviewed Option 1: Pre-fund the long-term liability. Today, we move on to Option 2: Fund on a […]
TRTA Policy Discussion: TRS Care, Day 1
Special Note from Tim Lee, TRTA Executive Director—I am sorry to say this, but this is a LONG and somewhat complex update. The TRS-Care crisis is here, and TRTA is acting now to inform our members and ready them for the coming legislative session. TRTA members and all future TRS retirees need to know what […]
Primary Runoff Election Questions and Answers
Yesterday, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) shared an Inside Line with information about the upcoming Primary Runoff Elections. We received numerous questions about the voting process and hope to provide the answers our members are seeking. As we mentioned yesterday, there is not a runoff for a State Senate or State Representative seat in […]
Primary Election Results and Focusing on TRS-Care
On Tuesday, March 4, Texans made their way to the polls to cast their votes in the 2014 Texas Primary Election. We know that thousands of members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) participated in the election process over the past several weeks, including hundreds who voted early. Several races were determined in the […]
TRS Board Meets in Corpus Christi, Discusses TRS-Care Funding Crisis
TRS-Care Premiums Could Triple if No Action by Legislature Yesterday, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) Board of Directors and staff attended the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) board retreat in Corpus Christi. The retreat, a three-day board meeting, began with a hearty discussion about TRS-Care and TRS Active-Care, the health insurance plans for […]
TRTA Readies for TRS-Care Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is en route to Corpus Christi today to attend the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) board of trustees retreat. During the first day of the meeting which begins tomorrow, the TRS Board is hosting a Town Hall event that will allow TRS-Care participants to communicate their questions, concerns […]
TRS-Care Town Hall Meeting: How You Can Participate
Earlier this week, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) sent out an Inside Line about next week’s Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Board of Trustees meeting. During the first day of the meeting, the TRS Board is hosting a Town Hall event that will allow TRS-Care participants to communicate their questions, concerns and suggestions […]
TRTA Prepares for TRS-Care Billion Dollar Funding Crisis
TRS RAC and TRS Board Meetings Offer Insight and Opportunity for Feedback The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will host its TRS-Care Retiree Advisory Committee (RAC) today (February 3). This group of retired and active school employees receives information about the condition of the TRS-Care plan and provides feedback to TRS about member sentiment […]
TRTA: Looking Forward to 2014!
The Fight to Preserve our TRS-Care, Pension Protection, TRTA Members Focus on Upcoming Primary! We have come to the end of 2013. What a great year this has been for TRTA members and all TRS retirees! The TRTA Board of Directors, state and local leaders and staff are grateful for your support. Many of you […]