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 […]
84th Legislative Session: Down to the Wire! (Featuring New TRTATV Episode)
Got a question for TRTATV? Email roy@trta.org with the subject line “TRTATV,” and your question could be selected for an upcoming episode. You can also submit questions via Facebook and Twitter by using the hashtag #TRTATV. The 84th session of the Texas Legislature is nearing an end, as June 1—the final day the regular session—approaches […]
TRTA TV Update: The Latest News about WEP and the Texas Legislature!
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) legislative team visited Washington, D.C. last week to advocate for improved Social Security benefits for Texas retired school personnel and meet with Congressman Kevin Brady (R, The Woodlands). As you may have read in last week’s Inside Line, Brady has filed the Equal Treatment of Public Servants […]
TRTA Attends NIRS Conference, Lobbies for WEP Repeal
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) legislative team visited Washington, D.C. this week, and spoke with Texas congressional leadership about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Executive Director Tim Lee, State President Fran Plemmons, Legislative Coordinator Bill Barnes and Retirement Consultant Ronnie Jung attended the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) Sixth Annual Policy […]
The Latest TRTA News: Social Security Update, TRS-Care Letters Pouring In
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) attended a press conference this week hosted by Congressman Kevin Brady in the Houston area. As you may have read in a recent Inside Line article, Representative Brady recently introduced H.R. 5697, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act. The bill, if passed, would repeal the Social […]
Federal Legislation to Repeal Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) Introduced
Last week, two members of Congress, Representative Kevin Brady of Texas and Representative Richard Neal of Massachusetts, introduced H.R. 5697, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act. The bill, if passed, would repeal the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and replace it with a more fair formula helping those who have been impacted by […]
Social Security Administration Looks to Texas for Offset Revenue
Click here to send an email asking your Congressmen to fight against SSA’s attempt to reduce your benefits! TRTA members are not the only people happy to see the Texas Legislature provide an increase to Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) retirees who retired as of August 31, 2004 or before. The Social Security Administration […]