Looking Forward to a Busy Week
Executive Summary: HB 9 headed to the House floor. Please keep calling (1.888.674.3788) and emailing your Representatives asking for their support of SB 12! TRS-Care “golden ticket” bill and return to work bills to be heard in committees. The Texas House has placed HB 9 on the calendar for April 24. HB 9 relates to […]
Senate Bill 12 Postponed in House Until Next Week
Executive Summary: At 3:30 PM (CDT) TRTA’s Tim Lee and Bill Barnes will hold a Facebook Live event answering member questions! Please keep calling (1.888.674.3788) and emailing your Representatives asking for their support of SB 12! SB 12 delayed by one week in the Texas House The bill’s author is using the time to refine […]
Senate Bill 12 on House Calendar for April 16
Executive Summary SB 12 is on House Calendar Tomorrow, April 16! The House version of SB 12 provides for a $2400 supplemental payment for retirees. Call your Representative today (1.888.674.3788) and use our Action Alert asking for their support on SB 12. The Texas House of Representatives will debate and vote on the House version […]
Senate Bill 12 On Its Way to House Floor, It’s Time to #RAISETHEBASE!
Executive Summary: TRTA Day at the Capitol hosted approximately 1,500 retirees SB 12 is headed to the House floor Return-to-work bills are in motion TRTA continues to push for additional TRS-Care funding Use TRTA’s Action Alert to encourage your legislator to put as much funding into the TRS pension as possible! Last week was big […]
TRTA Hosts Successful Convention and Day at the Capitol
House Bill 9 is Heard in Committee
This is a very busy week in the Texas Legislature for TRTA and TRS-related issues! House Bill 9, the House actuarial soundness bill for TRS, was heard in the PIFS Committee The full House debates the budget tomorrow, March 27, and many amendments affecting retirees will be debated Senate Finance will discuss Article III on […]
The March is On!
Executive Summary: Both the House and Senate have filed bills to make the TRS fund actuarially sound. Use our action alert to contact your legislators! Join us for Day at the Capitol on April 3! March is the most crucial month for legislative action on issues that impact you and your fellow public education retirees. […]
Texas House Proposes Sweeping Reforms to TRS Pension Plan and School Finance System
Members of the Texas House of Representatives held a press conference today to announce the House plan to fund public education and the TRS. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R – Angleton) who was surrounded by a majority of the members of the House from both parties introduced the plan and threw his leadership weight behind […]
TRTA Hosting Day at the Capitol Event on April 3!
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) will host its biennial Day at the Capitol event on Wednesday, April 3 in conjunction with the 66th Annual TRTA Convention in Austin. In years past, thousands of Texas public education retirees have filled the halls of the Capitol wearing red shirts and promoting the preservation of the TRS […]
TRTA Convention Registration Deadline: Friday, March 1
Registration for the 66th Annual TRTA Convention to be held in Austin, Texas April 1–2, 2019 closes this coming Friday, March 1! This year’s theme is Connecting the Dots to TRTA’s Success, a meaningful metaphor that matches TRTA’s legislative goals as we head into another challenging session in the Texas capital city! The convention will […]