Our Purposes

Include:

 

  • Promote the preservation and the maintenance of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Pension Trust Fund for the purposes as established in Article SVI, Section 67 of the Constitution of the State of Texas.

  • Encourage the Texas Legislature and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees to ensure that the Pension Trust Fund is preserved to pay upon retirement, annuities and future annuity increases to the retired members of the Texas Retirement System of Texas.

  • Work with the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress to protect, promote and defend the interests of Texas Retirement System of Texas members.






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Testimonials

"Over the last few years, TRS retirees have seen the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), a cost-of-living increase, a 13th check, increased state funding for the pension fund, and reduced TRS-Care premiums. These successes have been due to the strength of TRTA and its membership. Together we are stronger and more powerful! Membership in TRTA is important for retired education personnel! Locally, our Midland Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP is a chapter of TRTA) meets the first Thursday of the month during the school year for food, fun and fellowship; at each meeting, there are entertaining and informative speakers. We'd LOVE to see you at our meetings and have you join MARSP/TRTA! " Paula Knight, MARSP 1st VP&Membership Chair

"The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) is an outstanding example of the power of dedicated people working together. The over 90,000 members of TRTA accomplished the overwhelming passage of Prop 9 last Fall which gave educational retirees the first permanent increase in their annuities in over two decades. Bur the power of TRTA is not used solely to protect our pension fund and advocate for needed benefits for retired educators, it is also used through the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF) to meet the needs of both active and retired educators. TRTF provides scholarships, classroom grants, emergency assistance, and disaster relief. In the current year TRTF has distributed a total of $213,202 through these combined programs. TRTA is the epitome of the power that comes from the united efforts of people working for a common purpose." Maridell Fryar, Past-President of TRTA & MARSP

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The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF), the charitable partner organization of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), expresses its sincere gratitude to our generous TRTA members for their recent donations to the Disaster Relief program. The TRTA Disaster Relief Program Link assists retired and active school personnel experiencing critical losses or damage to homes and property caused by a widespread disaster. Recently, Texas has experienced two such disasters—record-breaking wildfires in the Panhandle and extensive flooding in the Houston area. TRTF recently has received more than $30,000 in donations for the Disaster Relief program and has funds available through its long-term program to provide support to those struggling due to these disasters. If you or a fellow TRS member has experienced damage due to these devasting fires or floods, please send an email to help@trtf.org to request an application. Applicants do not need to be a member of TRTA to be eligible for assistance.

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