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Inflation and food insecurity are impacting many older Texans, but there are assistance programs, such as SNAP, available to help.
The Texas Primary Runoff elections take place this month. Early voting starts May 16 and runs until May 20. Election Day voting takes place May 24.
Rates of COVID-19 deaths and cases in nursing homes have declined dramatically in Texas and nationwide as the Omicron wave recedes. Still, COVID-19 remains a deadly issue for nursing home residents. AARP Texas urges legislators to focus on nursing home safety.
AARP Texas Director Tina Tran issued a statement on Wednesday, April 6, in response to reports by the Texas Secretary of State’s Office of widespread ballot rejections in the recent Texas Primary Election:
AARP Texas and Better Block Foundation to release free, open-source designs for placemaking furniture in a new WikiBlocks AARP Collection.
AARP Texas and America Walks are sponsoring a Texas State Walking College, a five-month fellowship beginning in May for the Austin and San Antonio areas.
Staffing shortages and staff turnover rates in Texas nursing homes continue to exceed national averages on several measures, prompting the need for action in the next legislative session to ease the ongoing crisis in care of older and vulnerable Texans.
This year major wireless carriers will shut down their third generation (3G) networks, making older cell phones and devices, including home security and medical alert systems, useless. This will impact many older adults in Texas and millions across the country who use mobile phones from 2012 or earlier.
AARP Texas invites you to an array of virtual events connected to Black History Month 2022.
Texans are able to stay connected with the Affordable Connectivity Program that works to give residents fast, affordable high speed internet.
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