Teacher Retirement System

One of the measures voters will see on the ballot this fall is Proposition 9. It seeks to increase the monthly payments former educators get from the state based on when they retired.

Public education advocates hope lawmakers will spend more on schools, raise teacher salaries and prioritize mental health resources. The last time the Texas Legislature made a major financial investment in the public school system was before the pandemic in 2019.

After exploring the idea and stirring worries and warnings from retired teachers and elected officials, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas opted…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is urging the Teacher Retirement System not to raise health care premiums for retired teachers, arguing that state lawmakers should…

After teaching for 36 years in the Rio Grande Valley, Rosalva Reyna looked at her pension and health plan in July 2016 and decided she could live a…

From Texas Standard.Earlier this year there were fears that the 32-year-old health care system that covers hundreds of thousands of retired teachers was…

From Texas Standard:Members of the House and Senate are scrambling to plug a $212 million hole in the teacher retirement system, which provides health…

From Texas Standard:For years, Texas lawmakers have been trying to stem the bleeding of the state's health care plan for retired teachers. The plan has…

Last fall, with little fanfare, the Texas Teachers Retirement System, or TRS, set up an office in London. That means that Britain’s recent vote to leave…

Lawmakers Look at Retirement PlansTexas lawmakers are scheduled to examine some retirement programs this morning – including the Employees Retirement…