Joe Ramirez, a retired educator and president of Austin’s Retired Teachers Association, sits at a desk in his Austin home on Nov. 2, 2023. Voters will decide this month whether to increase pensions for retired public school teachers and employees. Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune
By Kevin VuThe Texas Tribune AUSTIN – For 28 years, Joe Ramirez taught social studies in Austin for students including President George W. Bush’s daughters,…