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AARP Texas

Tirelessly working for Texans 50+ and their families
With nearly 2.5 million members in Texas, AARP Texas strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to older Texans and their families, including health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.
APR 25, 2025
Preventing elder exploitation and fraud is on the AARP Texas legislative agenda as the advocacy team fights for measures in the Texas Legislature to deal with scams tied to cryptocurrency kiosks, residential solar, real estate deeds, gift cards, and more.
APR 21, 2025
AARP Texas-backed Senate Bill 1036 would take the heat out of solar and clean energy scams
APR 7, 2025
AARP Texas invites you to take action against fraud - one piece of paper at a time.
Download the free 4-page AARP Texas Guide on Winter Storm Readiness
AARP Texas is praising the Austin City Council for rejecting a proposed $ 25-a-month electric service customer charge. The City Council instead approved on Dec. 8 changes to its rates that will result in an overall $9 a month increase, which includes a $3 a month hike in the customer charge. AARP Texas had expressed concerns that a higher customer charge would have hit hard many Austinites, particularly older residents on fixed incomes and others struggling to make ends meet.
A demographics reporter who has covered voting rights issues in Texas is being honored by AARP Texas for producing impactful journalism projects that address the interests and needs of older Texans and their families.
Tamales, posadas, buñuelos y celebrando la aparición de la Virgen de Guadalupe a Juan Diego y celebrando la nochebuena. Todos estos son eventos que ocurren durante las fiestas. Y eventos que celebramos los hispanos.
Las fiestas son un tiempo para estar juntos, celebrar y dar. Desafortunadamente, los estafadores aprovechan la temporada para darse regalos a sí mismos, usando tu dinero para pagar por ellos. De hecho, un nuevo estudio de AARP muestra que todo el proceso de entrega de regalos, desde comprar el regalo perfecto hasta asegurarse de que llegue al destinatario, ofrece una serie de oportunidades para que los estafadores se aprovechen.
AARP Austin in partnership Safe Streets Austin has helped create public spaces designed for residents of all ages, abilities and needs. The "Healthy Streets" initiative, allowed for the closing of a 10-mile stretch of Austin's roads to vehicles so that it would be open to walkers and cyclists. This temporary pandemic closure has now become permanent. AARP continues to fight for a healthier Austin.
The Christmas traditions of Mexican culture—gathering for a tamalada, holding Las Posadas or celebrating La Virgen de Guadalupe—can be found widely across Texas.
Amid growing food insecurity, during the holidays, Texans should be aware of signs of hunger in their relatives and friends.
AARP asked the Austin mayoral candidates where they stand on key issues for 50-plus voters.
AARP Texas has announced that Andrea Earl of Austin has joined its State-Federal Advocacy Team as an associate state director of advocacy.
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