AARP Texas

AARP Texas, the leading organization for Texans age 50+, has announced priority issues that it seeks to advance during the 2021 legislative session. AARP Texas Director Tina Tran said the priorities include achievable bipartisan actions needed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare for Texas’ future.

AARP Texas Director Tina Tran announces the appointment of John Vasquez as AARP Texas volunteer state president and other appointments to the AARP Texas Executive Council.

AARP Texas is joining The Graduate! Network’s Ambassador initiative to let older Texans know that it’s never too late to come back to education.

A recent AARP Texas Bullhorn conversation on Facebook spotlighted end-of-year progress at the federal level toward ensuring older people’s health and financial security.

It is the new year, and that means it’s time for new year’s resolutions. For many, those resolutions are to lose weight, exercise more, and eat healthier. In this latest edition of our Prepare to Care Podcast, Robin Owens of Meal Prep With Me says getting fit is easy and fun to do.

Tropical Storm Nicholas is eyeing the Texas coast, and, forecasters predict, it will strengthen before it touches land. You can track the storm here: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?webmap=b9bc5aead70f43ae85cd0250c4840bb1.

As the COVID-19 crisis carries over into the new year, AARP in Houston wants to help family caregivers overcome feelings of isolation, emotional fatigue and other struggles, and to begin 2021 with renewed spirit.

AARP Texas is working with lawmakers to ensure that nurses throughout the state can work independently from doctors.

For the 3.2 million Texas caregivers, balancing work, family, and caregiving duties can be challenging. It is even more taxing as we throw this pandemic in the mix. Dr. Alberto Almeida from Brownsville, Texas, and primary-care physician in family and sports medicine says, mindfulness can help caregivers better deal with their day to day duties. He joined our Prepare to Care Podcast to discuss mindfulness and caregivers.

During the holiday season, scammers and fraudsters ramp up their deceptive efforts. Amy Nofziger, AARP's director of fraud victim support, outlines ways to identify, avoid and report them.