Letter to the Editor

We are members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), Western Bowie County Retired Teachers Association (WBCRTA) Chapter proudly serving ISD’s – Dekalb, Hooks, Hubbard, Leary, Malta, Maud, New Boston, Red Lick, Redwater, and Simms.

We are asking for your support of Proposition 9 on the November General Election ballot. Prop 9, when passed, will provide the first cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 2004 for 420,000 Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) annuitants.

No Texas public-school employee who has retired since September 1, 2004, has ever received a COLA. This is 70% of TRS retirees! TRS annuitants are living on an average monthly annuity of just $2,174 though more than 140,000 receive $1,000 or less per month!