Welcome to the TRS family! As a new member, it's important to take specific actions at the start of your career. That's why we provide a new member checklist – so you have access to the resources you need to connect with your retirement system right from the start. Explore these resources and check them off your list as they're completed.
Benefits of Membership
- By contributing to TRS, you are investing in a retirement program that provides several major advantages: retirement security; freedom from investment decisions; protection from investment risk; and certainty of payments.
- Once you retire and begin receiving service retirement benefits, you will receive a monthly benefit for life!
- TRS health plans bring high-quality care to its participants. With programs and benefits designed specifically for Texas educators, it's ever evolving to meet participants' and employers' needs.
Checklist
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Register for MyTRS
Visit the online MyTRS member portal and click Sign Up. Once you've created your online account, you can:
- View your TRS account information
- View annual statements
- Update beneficiaries
- Explore retirement benefits with the benefit calculator
And More!
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Designate Beneficiaries
TRS provides active member death benefits beginning on your first day of employment. Use MyTRS to name a beneficiary to receive these benefits.
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Review Health Care Benefits
Review your available benefits and coverage if you're in TRS-ActiveCare.
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Review the TRS Benefits Handbook
Learn all about your pension plan benefits.
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Watch TRS' Member Education Video Series
Watch these videos to find answers to your common pension benefits questions.
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Life and Job Changes
This resource explains decisions and steps you may need to take for various personal and professional milestones – including a New Hire section.
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Attend an Introduction to TRS Presentation
Learn the ropes of your new pension plan, including valuable benefits to look forward to.
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Subscribe to TRS Email Notifications
Sign up to receive email updates on information of interest to you.
Connect with us on Social
Follow our channels for instant news and helpful tips and resources.
View TRS' Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how health information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.