July TRS Meeting Highlights
“Risk-based” premiums for new ActiveCare employers, TRS-Care changes, regional offices, etc.
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Abbott Appoints Two New TRS Board members
Gov. Greg Abbott last week appointed two TRS board members for terms expiring Aug. 31, 2031.
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Workers’ Comp Lawsuit Revived Against Deceased Teacher’s Family
Ruling: An insurer can continue pursuing its workers’ comp lawsuit against the family of a teacher killed in a van accident in Mexico 18 years ago.
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TRS Targets McAllen Bank Building for 2nd Regional Office
TRS has targeted a McAllen bank building to be the site of its second regional…
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Appeals Court: TRS-ActiveCare Insured Teacher Stuck with $48,500 Surgery Bill
Texas Fifteenth Appeals Court: TRS and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas have sovereign immunity protections over being sued by a teacher who claimed she was misled into believing she would be reimbursed for the $48,500 she spent on surgery.
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TRS Offers Resources for Health Plan Participants Impacted by Floods
TRS is offering temporary extended benefits — until Aug. 7, 2025 — to TRS-ActiveCare and TRS-Care participants in these 21 counties:
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TRS Adopts 2025-26 ActiveCare Rates
TRS ActiveCare rates and premiums for 2025-26 — starting Sept. 1, 2025 — are now…
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TRS April Meeting Highlights
The April 10-11 board meeting was the final meeting for the board in the 50+…
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TRS Health Plan Vendor Loses Final Appeal to Keep Certain Bid Info Secret from Competitor
United Health Care (UHC) may have won the right to manage the TRS-Care Medicare Advantage…
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February TRS Meeting Highlights
Legislative update, health benefits report, 111-year-old member, new regional office, headquarters move.
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Gov. Abbott Appoints Atlanta ISD’s Laronda Graf to TRS Board
Gov. Abbott announced today that he has appointed Laronda Graf to the TRS board for…
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President Biden Signs “Social Security Fairness Act” into Law
President Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) into federal law….
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Congress Approves Social Security “Fairness” Bill Benefitting Many TRS Members and Other Public Sector Employees/Retirees
The U.S. Senate early Saturday morning (Washington, D.C. time) voted to give final approval to…
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Biennial Report Documents TRS’ “Texas Sized” Impact on State’s Economy
The TRS on Thursday released its 2024 TRS Value Report: A Texas Sized Impact publication that summarizes the economic impact the retirement system has on the state’s economy.
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State Auditor: TRS’ CIO earned $773,568 in Incentive Pay for the 2023 “Plan Year”
State auditor’s latest report on employee incentive compensation for TRS, PSF and ERS.
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TRS Board Approves Health Plan Changes to Benefit Retirees
The TRS board — during its July 18-19 meeting — approved agenda items that will…
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Austin Company’s Global Tech Outage Leaves TRS “Limping a Little Bit”
Today’s global tech outage left TRS “operational but limping a little bit,” TRS Executive Director Brian Guthrie said at the start of this morning’s TRS board meeting.
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TRS Welcomes New Board Chair and a New Board Member
Next week’s July 18-19 TRS meeting will be gaveled into session by a new board…
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Nominations Open for “Public School District” TRS Board Member Position
Nominations are being accepted (through Jan. 27, 2025) to fill a TRS board seat reserved…
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TRS Hires New Deputy Director
The TRS announced (May 7) that Caasi Lamb has been hired as the retirement system’s…
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TRS Sets 2024-25 ActiveCare Health Plan Rates
The TRS board during its May 2-3 meeting set TRS-ActiveCare health plan rates for school…
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February TRS Board Meeting Highlights
TRS board discussed Active-Care affordability and tentatively adopted rules for new retiree optional visual/dental plans.
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TRS Updates Retiree COLA Info Due to Constitutional Amendment’s Passage
The TRS on Wednesday posted updated info about the permanent cost of living adjustment (COLA)…
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TRS Board Sets ActiveCare Rates and Gets Retiree COLA Bill Implementation Timeline Briefing
Setting TRS-ActiveCare health insurance rates for the upcoming plan year — and being briefed on…
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TRS to Set ActiveCare Rates on May 30
April 27-28 TRS Board Meeting Highlights
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Feb. 16-17 TRS Board Meeting Highlights
The potential for significant TRS-ActiveCare premium hikes was among various issues discussed during the latest TRS board meeting.
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