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Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) serves as the voice for more than 476,900 Texas school retirees. The group works closely with TRS and Texas Legislators to get improved benefits for all public-school retirees.
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"Free Memberships!"
For the first 10 new members joining us, we will pay your $35 state dues when you pay your local dues and attend two local meetings this year.
"Click the link above for information about the COLA! You can learn more if you goto TRTA with the following link:"
TRTA Site COLA InformationYearly Meetings
Third Monday Each Month
- September 16, 2024Debbie Curry, Representative of Legacy Deo
- November 18, 2024
- February 17, 2025
- April 21, 2025
- May 19, 2025
- Lunch $10 at 11:30 AM - Meeting 12:00 Noon. Meetings are at Howard College, 1001 Birdwell Lane, in the Cactus Rm. of the SUB Building in Big Spring.
HCARE Leadership
Leadership Page Link
Yearly Projects
The Book Project
In May, the Howard Co ARSE provides a book to every first grader in Big Spring, Coahoma, Forsan, and Garden City.
Testimonials
"TRTA has been very important to me since 2015 when I retired! Since I was not yet 65, my medical deductible was going to be $4000. By the end of the special session, TRTA had lobbied enough to get that deductible down to $1000. In the years since my retirement, all TRTA members and employees worked hard to get more money input into the TRS fund from current employees, employers, and the state so that the fund would be actuarially sound. Once the fund was in a better condition, TRTA was finally able to ask Legislators for and receive a cost-of-living raise for all school retirees (if Texas voters approve in November). "
- Peggy Skiles,President Howard Co ARSE