Second Special Session Underway, Texas Senate Passes 13th Check Bill

SB 7, by Sen. Joan Huffman (R – Houston), passed unanimously through the Texas Senate yesterday. SB 7 would provide a supplemental payment to retired educators equal to the lesser of a retiree’s current monthly annuity or $2,400 dollars. SB 7 will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. Rep. Glenn Rogers […]

Special Session Coming to an End, New TRTA Video Series Launches, and WEP Update

As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may know, the first special session of the 87th Legislature called by Governor Greg Abbott that began on July 8 ends this Friday, August 6. Overview for TRTA members from this special session: Governor Abbott added the thirteenth check/supplemental payment to the special session agenda. Two […]

Status of Special Session Bills Still Pending

As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may know, Texas public education retirees have been at the forefront of concern in both statewide and national news regarding the Legislature’s special session agenda. Governor Greg Abbott added a supplemental payment for Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) retirees to the session agenda, which began […]

Texas Senate Passes Thirteenth Check Bill

On Tuesday, July 13, the Texas Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 7, filed by Senator Joan Huffman (R – Houston). The bill would provide for a one-time supplemental payment for Texas public education retirees who retired on or before December 31, 2020, not to exceed $2,400. Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may […]

PIFS and Senate Finance Committees Meet, Pass Thirteenth Check Bills

Executive Summary: The first special session of the 87th Legislature began Two bills, one in the House and one in the Senate, were heard today that would provide a one-time supplemental payment to TRS retirees HB 85 passed out of the PIFS Committee SB 7 passed out of the Finance committee Watch TRTA Executive Director […]

TRTA to Provide Testimony on WEP Reform

The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is advocating on behalf of retired educators to reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Tomorrow at 1 p.m. Central, there will be a meeting of the U.S. Ways and Means Committee, which manages Social Security issues. The meeting will be available to watch here. TRTA’s legislative committee member for […]

ACTION ALERT: TRTA Calls on Gov. Abbott to Add a COLA to the Special Session

TRTA asking members to share this message with fellow retirees and to take action today! The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is asking Gov. Greg Abbott to add a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) or other benefit increase for retired educators to the special session call. CLICK HERE TO USE OUR ACTION ALERT! Members of the Teacher […]