TRTA Testifies About Teacher Shortage to Joint House Public/Higher Education Committee
Executive Summary: TRTA and TRS testified to the state about teacher shortages TRTA wants to remove barriers to allowing teachers to return to work However, TRTA’s primary focus is keeping the pension fund in a position to provide a COLA The House Public Education Committee along with the Higher Education Committee conducted a hearing on […]
TRS Presents Legislative Appropriations Request to Budget Board
Executive Summary Did you miss Tim Lee live on Facebook and YouTube today talking about WEP? Click here to watch a replay! The value of the TRS pension fund is $183.5 billion TRS has nearly 2 million active and retired members The pension fund is actuarially sound TRTA believes that the Texas Legislature needs to […]
Ways and Means Committee Discusses WEP Repeal Bill, Moves Bill Without Recommendation
The Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director Tim Lee will be live on Facebook and YouTubetomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Central. He will discuss the events of the congressional meeting! The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee met on September 20, 2022 to discuss markup H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021. If […]
Hearings and Legislative Activity for TRTA Members to Follow this Week
The week of September 19, 2022 has several legislative events that are relevant to members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA). TRTA will be viewing or participating in all these events and will report on any results via The Inside Line. Tuesday, September 20 9:00 a.m.: U.S. House Ways and Means Committee The U.S. […]
TRS Board Meets, Prepares Legislative Budget Request
TRS will testify at next week’s House Public Education Committee hearing on September 20 TRS will present its legislative appropriations request (LAR) to the Legislative Budge Board (LBB) on September 21 TRS will host health care fairs across the state this fall, and retirees are able to register now An updated TRS Great Value for […]
TRS Board to Meet September 15-16, Will Host Health Care Fairs This Fall
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Board of Trustees will convene for their quarterly meeting this Thursday, September 15 and Friday, September 16. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on both days. We encourage members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) to watch the meetings online using the links provided below. (Please […]
House Appropriations Meets, Discusses Status of TRS and Funding Methods for a COLA
Executive Summary: The House Appropriations Committee received testimony from TRTA and TRS The committee will be a key part of negotiating a raise when the legislative session begins in January The TRS Board of Trustees will meet on Sept. 15-16 RSVP for TRTA District Conference Meetings! The Texas House Appropriations Committee (HAC) met on Thursday, […]
House Appropriations to Meet September 8 to Discuss Status of TRS
The Texas House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet this Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is included on the agenda, and is expected to provide an overview of the TRS pension fund and information about the current status of TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare. The Texas Retired Teachers […]
The Biggest Legislative Event for TRTA Members is Coming April 11-12, 2023!
Want to travel in the day before? Click here to reserve your room at the Austin Hilton for April 11 The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is excited to announce our Day at the Capitol event on Wednesday, April 12, 2023! Retired public educators in Texas have not been able to convene on the Capitol […]
Calling All Members of TRTA! You’re Invited to the Fall Conferences!
Due to an overwhelming interest from our members, the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is asking all those interested in attending one of the upcoming 20 District Fall Conferences to RSVP to the event of their choosing. (If you have connected with a district leader already to let them know you are attending, you do […]