http://www.texasretiredamericans.org Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:08:07 CDT en-us http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16572 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16572 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:55:57 CDT Texas retirees joined others from Western United States for a week of education in Norman, Oklahoma http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16500 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16500 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:39:52 CDT Congress Delivers President Obama a 'Doc Fix' Bill After realizing that combining the 'Doc Fix' provision with a jobs creation package was not politically feasible, House Democrats promptly passed a six-month solution to the ongoing cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates to physicians. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16470 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16470 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:19:31 CDT North Texas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans formed http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16448 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16448 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:36:10 CDT Senior Issues take Center Stage in Nevada Senate Race Nevada Alliance members rushed to Republican/tea party Senate candidate Sharron Angle's office last Friday to protest her position on privatizing Social Security. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16388 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16388 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:42:06 CDT Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announces first stage toward the end of the donut hole. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16386 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16386 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:12:12 CDT Obama Talks to Seniors, including the Illinois Alliance President, at Tele-Town Hall The Alliance continues its involvement in the implementation process of the health care reform that President Obama signed into law in March. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16334 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16334 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:46:53 CDT Alliance Members Get the Chance to Ask President Obama Questions At a special event on Tuesday, June 8, Alliance members are invited to ask the President health care questions by telephone. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16168 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16168 Fri, 14 May 2010 15:54:24 CDT Retiree leaders are organizing in North Texas http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16085 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/16085 Fri, 07 May 2010 16:41:54 CDT North Texas Retirees to Visit Congresswoman Johnson 5/12/10 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15773 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15773 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:06:40 CDT Texans appear in video on ARA convention http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15711 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15711 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:13:59 CDT Texans took part in the ARA national convention April 5-9 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15309 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15309 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:23:13 CST Nurses rally in Corpus Christi http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15164 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15164 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:13 CST Texas labor met in Austin August 6-7 to discuss their political priorities http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15165 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15165 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:53:55 CST Retiree Activist Elaine Jones forwards this important information for Texas teacher retirees http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15134 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15134 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:19:34 CST President's Budget Includes $250 Stimulus Payment for Social Security Recipients President Obama's Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposes a $250 payment to Social Security recipients. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15005 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/15005 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:20:42 CST North Texas retirees toured the labor archives at UT-Arlington http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14948 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14948 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:08:49 CST union members are urged to attend state afl-cio conference http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14779 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14779 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:18:06 CST Retired Schoolteachers get "catch-22," but no money! http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14709 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14709 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:06 CST President Banks spoke to statewide rally http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14654 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14654 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:32 CST House Passes Historic Health Care Reform Bill On Saturday, the U.S House voted to pass H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill that will help retirees and all Americans with their access to quality health care. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14606 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14606 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:39 CST Several buses are being organized around the state for the November 14 statewide rally for health care reform at the Capitol. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14527 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14527 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:08:22 CDT Retirees across the country are standing up for health care http://ara.typepad.com http://ara.typepad.com Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:03:21 CDT Alliance for Retired Americans The Alliance has a new blog. It is frequently updated with news from the state Alliances and on national politics. Many videos and photos can also be found here: http://ara.typepad.com http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14426 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14426 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:39:33 CDT Texans working for health care reform http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14194 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14194 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:58:49 CDT New Mexico Find and share photos of New Mexico ARA members and activists! http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14386 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/14386 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:24:32 CDT Retirees enjoy their luncheons http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12722 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12722 Fri, 01 May 2009 11:29:20 CDT Retirees' Stake in Health Care Reform to be the Theme for Older Americans Month Retirees have a stake in health care reform, and May - Older Americans Month - is when seniors will be driving that point home! http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12579 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12579 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:26:09 CDT Companies are out to chop up their retired workers, but unions are standing strong http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12582 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12582 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:33:20 CDT President Annie Banks has made several trips to Austin http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12316 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/12316 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:42:12 CDT The Texas House will hear testimony on the Voter ID bill Tuesday, April 7. http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/11812 http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/11812 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:39:08 CDT TARA President Annie Banks withstood hardships to testify against the Texas "Voter-ID" bill