The Houston Association of Retired Teachers (HART)
A local unit of the Texas Association of Retired Teachers (TRTA)
Why You Should Join HART and TRTA
1. To have a voice on the issues that confront our Texas state government regarding our retirement benefits and health insurance.
2. To be able to attend monthly HART meetings to stay informed about issues that affect our future as retired educators.
3. To be able to support HART’s programs which include Books For Children, HART’s Scholarship Fund, HART’s Continuing Education Fund for Teachers, and HART’s support of the Stilwell Memorial Residence for Retired Educators.
4. To be able to patriciate in monthly fun field trips to places of interest in the greater Houston area.
5. To meet new friends, connect with old friends and colleagues, and most importantly to have fun!
INSIDE LINE - Make certain that you receive TRTA's Inside Line eMail and learn about issues and events that affect you by CLICKING HERE.
To learn if you are registered to vote and if your voter registration is up-to-date, CLICK HERE.
To learn who represents you in the Texas Legislature and how to contact those persons CLICK HERE.
Legislative Priorities of HART and TRTA
Preserve the funding plan enacted during the 86th Legislature
Secure a financial structure capable of providing a future COLA.
Maintain contribution for TRS-Care retiree health insurance.
Preserve TRS Texas Traditional Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
Ensure earned Social Security benefits are paid to retirees (Federal Issue). For details go to trta.org.
HART Board Members 2022-2023
HART President
Margaret Preston
1st VP - Membership
Johnnie Robinson
2nd VP - Public Relations
Debbie Hall
3rd VP - Programs
Fay Dunwood
4th VP - Legislative
Donna Patch
Recording Secretary
Sally Brashear
Corresponding Secretary
Rosa Espinosa
Treasurer
Tom Sanders
Parliamentarian
Marcy Cann
Previous President
Jane Sakely
HARTbeat Editor
Howard Lindsay
Audit
Fran Speegle
Awards
Jane Sakely & Margaret Preston
Books for Children
Bonnie Herst & Terry Stoger
Community Volunteer Services
Howard Bruce
Expanding Horizons/Field Trips
Tom Sanders
Facilities
Alford Bleeker
Greeters
Edna Navarro
HART Continuing Education Fund
Bill Young
HART Continuing Education Fund/Selection
Judy Harwell
HART Scholarship Fund/Selection
Jane Eixmann
Healthy Living
Linda Burch
Historian
Gloria English
Information & Protective Services
Cappy Selig
Legislative
Donna Patch
Mail Processing
Bob Kieke
Membership
Johnnie Robinson
Member Benefits
Jeanette Filardo
Music
Paul and Sue Ofield
Nominating
Jane Sakely
Organization Affairs
Parliamentarian/Bylaws
Marcy Cann
Public Relations
Debbie Hall
Registration
Emme Grimm
Retirement Education
Les Pronin
Social Arrangements
Special Events
Marcy Cann & Rosalind Haynes
Stilwell Memorial Residence
Technology
Richard Smith
Telephone
Bob Wheeler
TRTF
Jim Lyons
Ticket Reservations
Virgil Fisher & Janet Wicke
HART Photo Gallery
Photos & videos from our events
A chat with the Superintendent
HART 5/13/2022 Meeting
TRTA April 2022 State Conf.
At the TRTA 2022 State Conf.
At the TRTA 2022 Conference
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
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2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
2021 Annual Holiday Luncheon
Opening: HART Meeting 11/19/21
HART Meeting 11/19/2021
HART Meeting 11/19/2021
HART Meeting 11/19/2021
Bonnie Herst HART Board Member
Johnnie Robinson, HART 1st VP
Marci Cann, HART Palimentarian
TRTA Exec. Director Tim Lee
HARTbeat Editor Howard Lindsay
Correspondence Cards
"Undies for Everyone"
New HART Members
Margaret Preston
Signing In
The HART Board 2021 - 2022
Gallery
The 2022 "We're Not Going Back to School" Celebration held at Escalante's Mexican Restaurant, Meyerland Plaza, Houston, TX
Expanding Horizons
Every month, HART members are invited to participate in field trips to fun and exciting places in the greater Houston area.
Enjoying a scooter ride during a HART field trip to the inner workings of the Houston Children's Museum
A HART field trip: Learning about the Houston Metrorail - Houston's latest form of public transportation.
HART Calendar of Events
Every month, HART members are invited to participate in field trips to fun and exciting places in the greater Houston area.
Signing into a HART monthly meeting
A quick discussion during a break in a HART meeting.
Houston ISD superintendent Mr. Millard House II addresses the May 13, 2022, HART meeting.
HARTbeat Newsletters
Howard Lindsay, Editor
Issues (Click on the issue you want to read)
The HARTbeat is published quarterly from September to May. It contains news from the Texas Retired Teachers Association and information about special HART events.
HART Friends
HART Friends
HART Sings!
Senior Designer
Paul and Sue Ofeld receive the Dr. Kate Bell Memorial "Spirit of Hart" award for their music contributions to the Houston Association of Retired Teachers.
HART Scholarship and Continuing Education Funds
Each spring, the Houston Association of Retired Teachers awards up to five scholarships to junior or senior students who are enrolled in a college of education. We rotate through the following universities: University of Houston, St. Thomas University, Houston Baptist University, Rice University, and Texas Southern University.
Mail Donations to:
HART Scholarship or Continuing Education Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 6727
Houston 77265-6727
HART awarded $1000 scholarships to each of four St. Thomas University education students for the 2022-23 academic year
Emily Zuniga—EC-6 (Bachelor of Arts in General Studies)
Sirenia Garcia—Music Education
Ursula Barreto—Special Education Renee Babin—EC-6 (Bachelor of Arts in General Studies) (not pictured: Angelique Pinto—Education (7-12 English)
2022 Scholarship Donations: HART Scholarship Fund, Inc., has received donations from the following individuals for 2022:Joan Graham and Dr. Gary Patterson.HART members can make donations at any time of the year to this fund for any reason: in honor of a person; in memory of someone; or a special event.
