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Texas Public Employees Association is the oldest and largest state employee group. As a non-partisan, non-union association, TPEA is the leading advocate for ALL state employees before the Texas Legislature. TPEA encourages all state employees, regardless of rank or position, to become actively engaged in their careers in public service.

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TPEA Annual Delegates Meeting

Marriott Austin Downtown/Convention Center
300 East 4th
Austin, TX 78701


This year, TPEA’s Delegates will come together for their annual meeting in Austin. Delegates may participate by either coming to Austin to physically attend the meeting or by Webinar...

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Texas House, Senate Negotiators Reach Deal on Budget

Top House and Senate negotiators on Friday agreed to a two-year state budget that restores about $4 billion of $5.4 billion in cuts to public education made in 2011. It also creates a path for lawmakers to put $2 billion toward water infrastructure projects.

The five House members...

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TPEA Scholarship Deadlines Approaching!

The deadline for two $500 TPEA scholarships for TPEA members, their spouses, or dependents is quickly approaching! The scholarship application, along with transcripts and a written statement, must be received at TPEA headquarters by Friday, May 31, 2013.

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ERS Synopsis of SB 1459

Read this one-page synopsis that ERS put together of SB 1459, as amended in the Senate, at the request of Senator Duncan and Representative Callegari.

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Senate advances pension changes for state workers

The Texas Senate sped through a bill on Monday that bolsters the state workers’ pension by gradually increasing contributions to the fund from both employees and the state.

The state’s contribution to the Employees Retirement System of Texas will jump to 7.5 percent in both years of...

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State Employee Update - May 13, 2013

Though it was placed on the schedule for a full House vote last week, House Bill 1882 by Representative Bill Callegari, which makes changes to retirement eligibility for state employees, failed to meet the procedural deadline of being voted out of the House of Representatives by midnight on...

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TPEA Legislative Action Alert - May 7th, 2013

Representative Callegari needs your help telling his legislative colleagues that you are in support of his amendments to HB 1882, which grandfather all current employees from retirement eligibility changes.

Please click here to find your...

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Bill will leave retirement age for current state workers unchanged

A Texas House leader is backing off from a controversial plan to increase the age at which most state workers could retire to get full pension benefits.

When House Bill 1882 comes to the floor Wednesday, it will be changed so that only new hires will be subject to rules setting the...

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Recap from the April 25th Newsletter

TPEA continues to work to address the actuarial deficit at ERS while also minimizing the impact on current, especially tenured, state employees.

SB 1459 and HB 1882 make major changes to retirement policies affecting state employees.

Most worrisome to...

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State Employee Update - April 25, 2013

TPEA continues to work to address the actuarial deficit at ERS while also minimizing the impact on current, especially tenured, state employees.

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Legislature to consider teacher, state worker pension changes

Legislative proposals to shore up Texas’ two largest public pension funds could require teachers and state employees to work years longer than they must today to get full retirement benefits.

For example, a teacher who started in the classroom at age 23 may now take full retirement...

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Lawmakers reverse Rainy Day Funds role

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas lawmakers established the state's economic stabilization fund in 1987, they had just suffered a bleak recession that caused a massive budget shortfall and wanted to set up a savings account to help them through future rainy days.

But with the...

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Cheryl MacBride for ERS 2013

TPEA has officially endorsed Cheryl MacBride for the ERS board election. Voting begins March 8th and closes April 12.

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All-State Employee Celebration

TPEA and DPSOA are happy to invite all state employees, retirees and your families to our popular All State Employee Celebration (ASEC) at Scholz Garten in downtown Austin on Thursday, April 11th, from 5 to 7 PM. This annual event is held in the outdoor patio of historic Scholz Garten, and features...

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TPEA Day at the Capitol

Once again, TPEA will sponsor a designated day, Thursday April 11 at 10:00 A.M., for TPEA members to visit legislators at the state Capitol. This is your opportunity to promote the TPEA legislative agenda, support the Senate version of an employee pay raise, express your continued support for...

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State Revenues Reach Record High After Recession’s Decline

State tax revenue reached record highs last fiscal year, just years removed from the depths of the Great Recession, which ravaged state budgets and drove down revenues across the board in many states.

States collected nearly $800 billion in the 2012 fiscal year, according to Census...

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State Employee Update - May 13, 2013

Though it was placed on the schedule for a full House vote last week, House Bill 1882 by Representative Bill Callegari, which makes changes to retirement eligibility for state employees, failed to meet the procedural deadline of being voted out of the House of Representatives by midnight on...

newsletter

TPEA Legislative Action Alert - May 7th, 2013

Representative Callegari needs your help telling his legislative colleagues that you are in support of his amendments to HB 1882, which grandfather all current employees from retirement eligibility changes.

Please click here to find your...

newsletter

Recap from the April 25th Newsletter

TPEA continues to work to address the actuarial deficit at ERS while also minimizing the impact on current, especially tenured, state employees.

SB 1459 and HB 1882 make major changes to retirement policies affecting state employees.

Most worrisome to...

newsletter

State Employee Update - April 25, 2013

TPEA continues to work to address the actuarial deficit at ERS while also minimizing the impact on current, especially tenured, state employees.

headline

Texas House, Senate Negotiators Reach Deal on Budget

Top House and Senate negotiators on Friday agreed to a two-year state budget that restores about $4 billion of $5.4 billion in cuts to public education made in 2011. It also creates a path for lawmakers to put $2 billion toward water infrastructure projects.

The five House members...

headline

Senate advances pension changes for state workers

The Texas Senate sped through a bill on Monday that bolsters the state workers’ pension by gradually increasing contributions to the fund from both employees and the state.

The state’s contribution to the Employees Retirement System of Texas will jump to 7.5 percent in both years of...

headline

Bill will leave retirement age for current state workers unchanged

A Texas House leader is backing off from a controversial plan to increase the age at which most state workers could retire to get full pension benefits.

When House Bill 1882 comes to the floor Wednesday, it will be changed so that only new hires will be subject to rules setting the...

headline

Legislature to consider teacher, state worker pension changes

Legislative proposals to shore up Texas’ two largest public pension funds could require teachers and state employees to work years longer than they must today to get full retirement benefits.

For example, a teacher who started in the classroom at age 23 may now take full retirement...

fyi

TPEA Scholarship Deadlines Approaching!

The deadline for two $500 TPEA scholarships for TPEA members, their spouses, or dependents is quickly approaching! The scholarship application, along with transcripts and a written statement, must be received at TPEA headquarters by Friday, May 31, 2013.

fyi

ERS Synopsis of SB 1459

Read this one-page synopsis that ERS put together of SB 1459, as amended in the Senate, at the request of Senator Duncan and Representative Callegari.

fyi

Cheryl MacBride for ERS 2013

TPEA has officially endorsed Cheryl MacBride for the ERS board election. Voting begins March 8th and closes April 12.

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Newsletter Correction

In its recent blast email on March 8th, TPEA mistakenly claimed that "state employees making less than $42,000 per year would actually get larger than 3% increases, which also means that the some 60% of all state employees earning less than the average state salary of $40k per year would...

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Pension Testimony on CSHB 1882 (Ray Hymel)

Ray Hymel testified before the House Committee on Pensions regarding CSHB 1882. This regards the ERS omnibus bill containing scores of eligibility changes.

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Pension Testimony on CSHB 1882 (Gary Anderson)

Gary Anderson testified before the House Committee on Pensions regarding CSHB 1882. This regards the ERS omnibus bill containing scores of eligibility changes.

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Committee on Pensions

Monday evening, March 18, 2013, Ray Hymel testified against the HSA bill (HB 739) before the House Committee on Pensions.

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Senate Finance Committee Testimony

TPEA Executive Director Gary Anderson testified before the Senate Committee on Finance.

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2013 Statewide Employee Survey

2013 TPEA Statewide Employee Survey is now concluded. For the 83rd Legislative Session, this survey focused on the potential impact of proposed changes to employee health care and pension systems, and the future careers of state employees.

event

TPEA Annual Delegates Meeting

Marriott Austin Downtown/Convention Center
300 East 4th
Austin, TX 78701


This year, TPEA’s Delegates will come together for their annual meeting in Austin. Delegates may participate by either coming to Austin to physically attend the meeting or by Webinar...

event

All-State Employee Celebration

TPEA and DPSOA are happy to invite all state employees, retirees and your families to our popular All State Employee Celebration (ASEC) at Scholz Garten in downtown Austin on Thursday, April 11th, from 5 to 7 PM. This annual event is held in the outdoor patio of historic Scholz Garten, and features...

event

TPEA Day at the Capitol

Once again, TPEA will sponsor a designated day, Thursday April 11 at 10:00 A.M., for TPEA members to visit legislators at the state Capitol. This is your opportunity to promote the TPEA legislative agenda, support the Senate version of an employee pay raise, express your continued support for...