AARP Texas

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.

Esta es la temporada para celebrar. Para muchos, las celebraciones incluyen el alcohol, tamales, buñuelos y comidas azucaradas. Este año, el coronavirus está complicando las cosas. Sabemos que las condiciones preexistentes como la obesidad, las enfermedades cardíacas, las enfermedades autoinmunes y la diabetes Tipo 2 hacen que la infección por coronavirus sea aún más peligrosa.

For decades, Don and Rebecca Martin – and their team of 15 AARP Tax-Aide volunteers – have selflessly served their Longview community by helping residents tackle the daunting task of filing taxes.