The Houston Association of Retired Teachers (HART)
A local chapter of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA)
New Meeting Location:
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
9600 S. Gessner
Houston, TX 77071
9:30 a.m. Social Time, 10:00 a.m. Meeting
Meeting Dates
September13 – General Meeting: Make your vote count.
October 11 - General Meeting: Using specialized communication devices.
November 8 - General Meeting: Wills and trusts; TRTF.
December 13 – Holiday Luncheon, Junior League of Houston, 1811 Briar Oaks Ln, Houston, 77027. This is a ticketed event open to all who support our scholarship program.
January 10 – Volunteer Activity – more information will follow
February 14 – General Meeting: Riding Metro
March 14 – General Meeting: Living a Healthy Life
April 11 – General Meeting: Jack Angel
May 9 – General Meeting: Celebrate a great year!
Why You Should Join HART and TRTA
1. To have a voice on the issues that confront our Texas state government regarding our retirement benefits and health insurance.
2. To be able to attend monthly HART meetings to stay informed about issues that affect our future as retired educators.
3. To be able to support HART’s programs which include Books For Children, HART’s Scholarship Fund, HART’s Continuing Education Fund for Teachers, and HART’s support of the Stilwell Memorial Residence for Retired Educators.
4. To be able to participate in monthly fun field trips to places of interest in the greater Houston area.
5. To meet new friends, connect with old friends and colleagues, and most importantly to have fun!
Order Your Membership Online (Click on the photo below)
(Note the additional $6.00 service charge)
INSIDE LINE - Make certain that you receive TRTA's Inside Line eMail and learn about issues and events that affect you by CLICKING HERE.
To learn if you are registered to vote and if your voter registration is up-to-date, CLICK HERE.
To learn who represents you and how to contact those persons CLICK HERE.
Legislative Priorities of HART and TRTA
- Preserve the funding plan enacted during the 86th Legislature
- Secure a financial structure capable of providing a future COLA.
- Maintain contribution for TRS-Care retiree health insurance.
- Preserve TRS Texas Traditional Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
- Ensure earned Social Security benefits are paid to retirees (Federal Issue). For details go to trta.org.
HART Photo Gallery
Photos & videos from our events
D4 2024 Spring Conference
HART 5/13/2022 Meeting
TRTA April 2022 State Conf.
At the TRTA 2022 State Conf.
At the TRTA 2022 Conference
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
Opening: HART Meeting 11/19/21
HART Meeting 11/19/2021
HART Meeting 11/19/2021
HART Meeting 11/19/2021
Bonnie Herst HART Board Member
Johnnie Robinson, HART 1st VP
Marci Cann, HART Palimentarian
TRTA Exec. Director Tim Lee
HARTbeat Editor Howard Lindsay
Correspondence Cards
"Undies for Everyone"
New HART Members
Margaret Preston
Signing In
The HART Board 2021 - 2022
Gallery
The 2022 "We're Not Going Back to School" Celebration held at Escalante's Mexican Restaurant, Meyerland Plaza, Houston, TX
Expanding Horizons
Every month, HART members are invited to participate in field trips to fun and exciting places in the greater Houston area. Sign up at any general meeting.
Upcoming Trips:
- September 17 - Flight Museum Tour and Lunch
- October 15 - Brookwood Tour, Shopping and Lunch
- November 21 – Moody Gardens Ice Palace, Tour and Dinner
Enjoying a scooter ride during a HART field trip to the inner workings of the Houston Children's Museum
A HART field trip: Learning about the Houston Metrorail - Houston's latest form of public transportation.
HARTbeat Newsletters
Howard Lindsay, Editor
Issues (Click on the issue you want to read)
The HARTbeat is published quarterly from September to May. It contains news from the Texas Retired Teachers Association and information about special HART events.
HART Friends
Emme tracks attendance
HART Sings!
Senior Designer
Paul and Sue Ofeld receive the Dr. Kate Bell Memorial "Spirit of Hart" award for their music contributions to the Houston Association of Retired Teachers.
HART Scholarship and Continuing Education Funds
Each spring, the Houston Association of Retired Teachers awards up to five scholarships to junior or senior students who are enrolled in a college of education. We rotate through the following universities: University of Houston, St. Thomas University, Houston Baptist University, Rice University, and Texas Southern University.
Mail Donations to:
HART Scholarship or Continuing Education Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 6727
Houston 77265-6727
The 2024 HARTScholarship winners attend Rice University and are working toward their Master of
Arts in Teaching, specifically math. Mitch Blakely, who is a lawyer by
training, discovered he has a passion for teaching while subbing in a math
classroom. Nma Ejiawoko earned her BS in Mathematics from South Carolina State
University in 2022 and is a student-teacher resident in Spring Branch district
this term. Gregory Kabay comes from a family of teachers: his parents are
members of HART; his wife is a teacher in HISD; and Gregory taught at Parker
Elementary in Houston ISD for fifteen years. Rathna Ramesh, who received a BA
in Social Policy Analysis from Rice University in December of 2023, strives to
make her classroom a space where students can enjoy learning.Sechan Yoon, who tutored students in Guam and received his BA
in Mathematics from Rice University in 2023, wants to be mindful of holding
every one of his students to a high standard and believes that every student
can achieve great things both in and outside of the classroom. Each recipient
will receive $1500 to be applied toward the summer or fall semester of 2024.
Thank you for your generous support of the HART Scholarship Fund, which allows
us to support future teachers in our local universities.
