Founded in 1945, EL Paso Retired Teachers Association (EPRTA)

will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025!

EPRTA is affiliated with TRTA, which is the largest association in the nation for

retired school employees with a history of active involvement

in the well-being of their communities! 

The Texas Retired Teachers Association advocates improved benefits for

all Texas public school retired employees and

promotes the well-being of its members.

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TRTA turned 70 in 2023, but its roots stretch back even further. There were

six local retired teachers association chapters organized in Texas by the

National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA):

El Paso in 1945;

Dallas in 1949;

Fort Worth in 1950;

Houston in 1951;

San Antonio in 1952; and

Austin in 1952.

Sixty-five of the 200 members of these six local chapters attended the

NRTA convention in Miami Beach, Florida.

They planned a state organization to be known as the

Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA).

Officers were nominated and a meeting was scheduled for November 27, 1953.

At the November 27, 1953 meeting in Dallas,

the nominated officers were elected, a constitution and bylaws were adopted,

and the first convention was held in November of 1954