AARP Texas

Texas faces a shortage of community attendants who help older adults and individuals with disabilities with basic day-to-day tasks. Currently, the base wage rate for such personal care attendants is $8.11 per hour.

House Bill 4220 Weakens Vital Oversight Body

Hablar del final de la vida puede ser difícil para cualquiera persona. En la comunidad hispana, hablar del duelo puede ser un proceso muy solitario.

Through petitions and surveys, AARP is hearing from Texans who want lawmakers to improve nursing home quality, which is why AARP Texas is urging support for SB 1629.

House Bill 300 by Rep. Donna Howard creates a sales-tax exemption for diapers, including adult incontinence supplies.

No hay escape, todos lo experimentan varias veces en su vida, y le huyen. El duelo a las pérdidas es una etapa de la vida que todo el mundo experimenta, pero pocos lo enfrentan con sabiduría y con valor.

In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.

Volunteering, by definition, is a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service. What that service is, varies for everyone, but for me, it means giving my time to an organization I am passionate about, like AARP. Growing up, I always enjoyed giving back to the community because I knew what a difference it can make not just for others, but also to the volunteer.

If you want to vote by mail in the city and county elections on Saturday, May 6, plan ahead.

AARP will again sponsor discounts on tickets, parking and concessions at San Antonio Missions games.