The Texas 85th Legislature is well underway with multiple hearings taking place at the State Capitol each day. The Chamber has been monitoring all bills that align with our State Legislative Agenda as well as the Metro 8 State Legislative Agenda. We ...
The San Antonio Chamber’s Transportation Committee hosted Luis Maltos, Assistant City Engineer, to discuss the City’s proposed 2017 Bond Program. Mr. Maltos presented all six propositions within the $850 million bond program, each of ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joined the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) last week to celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary and their 100 years of service to Texans. Those in attendance heard remarks from several ...
Today is the last chance for Texas legislators to file their bills at the State Capitol. Marking 60 days of session, this 7pm deadline will prevent filing of most new bills and set the stage for the remaining 80 days while the Legislature is active. ...
The San Antonio Chamber hosted the Traffic Incident Management Taskforce last week to get an update on the Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Project. The taskforce focuses on improving safety and efficiency of traffic incident response through ...
The Chamber’s Energy and Sustainability Committee recently got a first-hand look at what will become EPIcenter. The historic Mission Road Power Plant on the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River will be transformed into EPIcenter, a clean ...
On February 28, approximately 180 business and community leaders joined the Chamber in Austin to advocate for the needs of San Antonio. Our day started with a luncheon at the Hilton Double Tree featuring Evan Smith, CEO and co-founder of the Texas ...
A delegation of approximately 130 business and community leaders were in Washington D.C. last week for the 39th annual SA to DC trip. This year, the San Antonio Chamber partnered with the Free Trade Alliance, North San Antonio Chamber, San ...
The Tricentennial Commission has established Serve 300 SA, a new dedicated community service initiative that aims to inspire local non-profit organizations and volunteers of all ages to serve our community. With San Antonio celebrating its ...
The Chamber’s Legislative Committee hosted Representative Roland Gutierrez (TX-119), Dean of the San Antonio Delegation, last week. Rep. Gutierrez discussed the top issues legislators will be tackling this legislative session, including the ...
As member of the Texas Association of Business's Texas 2050 Group, the San Antonio Chamber has partnered with various business organizations throughout the state to develop the Texas 2050 plan, a framework for long-term economic growth. The Texas ...
The Chamber was on hand last week for “The Road to 2020” Census Bureau Training, hosted by the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG). The census in 2020 will require counting an increasingly diverse and growing population of ...
The Alamo Area MPO Transportation Policy Board took action this week to approve the regional list of projects and resolution of support for the FY 2017 Unified Transportation Program (UTP). Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez attended the ...
The Metro 8 Chambers’ CEOs and supporting senior staff held meetings at the State Capitol last week to discuss the Texas business community’s economic development priorities in the 85th legislative session.The Metro 8 Chambers, ...
The Chamber hosted its second ¡VIVA San Antonio! planning session on Monday, January 9 in preparation for the event, which is set for February 28. Eddie Aldrete, VIVA Chairman and Senior Vice President of IBC Bank, kicked off the ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors approved the 2017 Federal Legislative Agenda during its December meeting. This document sets out the Chamber’s official position on a wide range of political issues impacting our business ...
Preparations for ¡VIVA San Antonio! 2017 are well underway! Chamber staff has been working closely with our 2017 VIVA Chairman, Eddie Aldrete, Senior Vice President of IBC Bank, to make this day-long trip to the State Capitol the best one ...
The Metro 8 CEO’s and supporting senior staff held meetings at the State Capitol this week discussing the Texas business community’s top legislative priorities in the 85th legislative session.Metro 8 represents businesses in Texas’ ...
The Public Affairs Council and the Legislative Committee held a joint meeting last week with Representative Trey Martinez Fischer. As he leaves his seat representing TX District 116, Fischer wanted to stress the importance of Chamber members’ ...
Chamber staff is gearing up for 2017 ¡VIVA San Antonio! In partnership with the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, we are working to make this day-long trip to Austin the best one yet! ¡VIVA San Antonio! is a biennial ...
The Chamber was honored to host U.S. Congressman Will Hurd at a Legislative Breakfast this week. Congressman Hurd was recently re-elected in Texas’ 23rd District and was eager to hear from the business community on the issues most important ...
The Chamber’s Transportation Committee welcomed Representative Ina Minjarez last week to give members insight into the upcoming legislative session. The 85th legislative session will be Minjarez’s first full session since winning a ...
The Chamber’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt the Good to Great to Global (G3) report at last week’s board meeting. G3 Task Force Co-Chairs, Nancy Kudla and Kenny Wilson, along with Adam Hamilton, President of SWRI; Mark ...
The Chamber’s Energy & Sustainability and Water Committees welcomed Representative Lyle Larson to a joint meeting last week to give committee members insight into what he sees as priority in the 85th legislative session. Larson touched on ...
The Chamber hosted Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff for our annual State of the County event on Friday, October 28. During this afternoon luncheon Wolff celebrated many successes and addressed a variety of issues facing Bexar County.With the ...
The Chamber has partnered with the City of San Antonio and SA 2020 to implement the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive plan. Chamber staff joined various other entities throughout Bexar County at a planning session last week to discuss effective ways to ...
The Chamber staff hit the polls early this week to cast their votes for the 2016 election. In addition to being a presidential year, registered voters will see several key seats up for grabs on the ballot. At the federal level, U.S. Representatives ...
The Chamber’s Water Committee hosted Mary Bailey, Vice President of Business Planning and Controller for San Antonio Water System (SAWS), at our latest meeting to discuss the proposed 2017 SAWS budget, which includes a 6.8 percent rate ...
Last week, the Chamber’s Legislative Committee welcomed guest speaker, Texas Senator Carlos Uresti. Senator Uresti gave members insight into what he sees as a priority in the upcoming 85th Texas Legislative Session. Senator Uresti is Vice ...
This past Friday, all of the Chamber’s Good-to-Great-to-Global Committees got together for their last meeting as they finalized their reports on how to make San Antonio competitive globally.Each committee brought varied recommendations, which ...