Early Voting Begins Today!
Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) members and supporters—IT’S TIME! Let’s Go Vote! Proposition 9 is on the ballot and will provide a much-needed cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 420,000 Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) annuitants! You can read details about the proposed COLA at this link. Every day, we will share with our members and supporters […]
Early Voting Begins Next Week!
We know the members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) are excited to head to the polls next week and cast their votes FOR Prop 9! We are in the most important phase of our campaign. TRTA members should be preparing their plan to get out and vote, finalizing their list of 10 people […]
Reminder: Tim Lee Live Tomorrow, Voter Registration Deadline!
As the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) enters the most important phase of our campaign to pass Prop 9, TRTA members should tune in to our live event tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m. CDT. TRTA Executive Director Tim Lee will focus on why Prop 9 MUST PASS and how important it is to GET […]
Hotel Reservations for the 69th Convention Now Open
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may now begin reserving hotel rooms for the upcoming 69th TRTA Convention to be held April 15-17, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. We look forward to seeing many of you in April 2024 as we embark on an imaginary destination “cruise” to Corpus Christi, where we will […]
TRTA Social Media Blitz to Support Prop 9 Continues
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is continuing its social media blitz to draw attention to Prop 9, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) cost-of-living adjustment proposal that will appear on the November 7th General Election ballot. Our first round of social media drew a lot of attention, receiving almost 5,000 shares, 95 comments, and […]
La Junta de TRS se reúne, analiza estipendios y amplía su comité asesor de jubilados
La Junta Directiva del Sistema de Jubilación de Maestros de Texas (TRS) se reunió el 14 y 15 de septiembre para su reunión trimestral. La junta discutió varios temas, incluido el pago de estipendios para los beneficiarios elegibles de TRS, las nuevas personas designadas para el Comité Asesor de Jubilados (RAC) de TRS y las ferias de atención médica de otoño de TRS. Información sobre estipendios A estas alturas, los beneficiarios de TRS […]
TRTA Launches Social Media Blitz to Support Prop 9!
The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) launched its Vote FOR Prop 9 campaign with a Social Media Blitz on Tuesday, September 12. TRTA Executive Director Tim Lee hosted a live Facebook/YouTube event, letting members know about all of the plans now underway to support the passage of Prop 9 during the November General Election. How […]
Tim Lee Live en Facebook y YouTube el 12 de septiembre
Mark your calendars for one week from today! Tim Lee, the Texas Retired Teachers Association’s (TRTA) Executive Director, will continue his series of Facebook and YouTube live events next Tuesday, September 12, at 4 p.m. CDT. The series focuses on passing Proposition 9, related to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible Teacher Retirement System of […]
Verifique su estado de registro de votante
As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may know, the constitutional amendment that will ask Texas voters to approve funding for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) on the November 2023 General Election ballot is Proposition 9! Read details about the proposed COLA at this […]
TRTA Endorses Prop 9!
The proposition number for the TRS COLA amendment is 9. Today, the Office of the Texas Secretary of State announced the order that constitutional amendments will appear on the ballot in the November General Election. As members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) may know, a constitutional amendment will appear on the ballot to […]