Topic: TRS

Top news of the week: The waiting game on school finance, teacher pay and TRS pension bill

Publish Date: May 20, 2019 Read More

Your Weekly Briefing: Take action on TRS pension bill; and session winding down to final bills

Publish Date: May 17, 2019 Read More

Dear Friends: All politics is local!

Publish Date: May 15, 2019 Read More

Retiree Plus Newsletter: Pension bill with 13th check moves forward; return to work bill moves

Publish Date: May 6, 2019 Read More

A bit of history on TRS health care

Publish Date: April 27, 2019 Read More

Your Weekly Briefing: Pay for test scores? And TRS pension bill moves forward as health insurance spikes for active employees

Publish Date: April 26, 2019 Read More

Senate to consider pay for test scores! It’s time to vote early for local races; and TRS pension bill moves out of state House

Publish Date: April 24, 2019 Read More

Texas’ retired teachers served our children. They deserve a pension that serves them.

Publish Date: April 17, 2019

Dear Friend, This week I want to highlight a column I wrote, published in the Houston Chronicle yesterday, calling for legislative changes that would help fund the Teacher Retirement System and provide some relief for current retirees. (This is certainly an important issue for active employees as well.) We're expecting the Texas House to hear this proposal tomorrow, and we'll be there advocating on your behalf! If...

Publish Date: April 15, 2019 Read More

Your Weekly Briefing: News on TRS pensions, the state budget, taxes, and charter schools

Publish Date: March 29, 2019

Watch Texas AFT Retiree Plus Member Rita Runnels testify on the TRS pension bill. With less than two months to go in the 86th Session, lawmakers have started making big decisions about their financial priorities. Here’s what we know—both the House and Senate indicated this week they intend to spend about $9 billion on a combination of property tax relief...

Publish Date: February 9, 2019 Read More

News from the Capitol on pensions and health care

Publish Date: February 5, 2019 Read More

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