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Friday, March 22, 2019

Chamber continues advocacy of an accurate census count

Last week, your Chamber submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) once again expressing our concern that any barrier to accurately count our residents in the 2020 Census will affect the appropriate funding we receive from the ...

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Legislative Update

There are 73 days remaining in the 86th Legislative Session. Senators authored more than 2,200 bills, and members of the House filed more than 5,000 bills. The deadline to file was last Friday, March 8, and now bills will begin making their way ...

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Top Air Force Recruiters honored in San Antonio

Your Chamber was proud to host a reception to celebrate the top 12 Air Force recruiters as part of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s Operation Blue Suit XL program.The program, established in 1979, honors the top performing recruiters ...

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Texas House District 125 Election Results

Tuesday was Election Day in San Antonio for those living in Texas House District 125. Former Councilman Ray Lopez (D) defeated Fred Rangel (R) with 58% of the vote.Representative-elect Lopez had a strong lead since early voting and maintained it all ...

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Friday, March 8, 2019

Board Action Report March 2019

Our March Board Meeting was hosted by RSM US, an audit, tax, and consulting firm, at their new and impressive offices off of Redland Road. RSM US Partner and Operating Council Chair Santos Fraga welcomed board members and gave a brief history of the ...

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Friday, March 8, 2019

Legislative Session Update

There are 80 days left in the 86th Legislative Session. Bill filing deadline is today, and we can expect more than 5,000 bills filed by the House and nearly 2,300 bills by the Senate.The Senate Nominations Committee met last week and finally took ...

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Friday, March 8, 2019

iEmpower Event focuses on empowering thought mentorship

On Saturday, March 2, 2019, iEmpower, an organization that “exists to inspire every woman to BE empowered and engaged, and to foster a culture of community” held a workshop at the beautiful Sunset Depot focused on empowering through ...

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Friday, March 8, 2019

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joins USMCA Coalition

For the last two years, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has served as the lead voice in advocating for a strong, modernized North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez provided comments to United States ...

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Friday, March 8, 2019

Statement from Chamber on filing of Texas House Bill 3

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce commends Chairman Huberty, Speaker Bonnen, and House Public Education Committee members for crafting a comprehensive plan that updates how Texas funds public schools and also provides meaningful property tax ...

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Friday, February 22, 2019

City Prepares for Upcoming Local Elections

Election season is upon us again with only 72 days until the May 4, 2019, General Election. The Mayor and all members of City Council are up for re-election. We have a total of nine candidates running for Mayor, including incumbent Ron Nirenberg who ...

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Friday, February 22, 2019

LSA44 explores economic development in San Antonio

Not so long ago, a group of complete strangers came together to plan an event in three weeks about a topic we knew nothing about—Economic Development in San Antonio.As cities like Austin and Houston explode with population and economic growth, ...

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Friday, February 22, 2019

Friends of Communities in Schools Present ED TALKS

Hear from thought leaders about the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences and learn how we can become self-healing communities.Featuring: Colleen Bohmann: Executive Director of Learning Support Services, North East Independent School ...

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Friday, February 15, 2019

San Antonio Takes on Washington

A record-setting number of San Antonians traveled to Washington, DC last week for the 41st annual SA to DC advocacy trip. The delegation, which was made up of more than 175 business and community leaders, was led by Juan Antonio Flores, Executive ...

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Friday, February 15, 2019

SAISD is On Course

At the annual State of the District for SAISD, superintendent Pedro Martinez’s overarching message was that the district is “on course” with turning around underperforming schools and raising student success across the board. ...

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Friday, February 15, 2019

Texas District 125 Election Results

Two candidates vying for the Texas House District 125 seat are heading for a runoff election. Tuesday was Election Day and a total of 6, 215 ballots were cast, a mere 6% of registered voters in the district. After mail-in ballots were counted, the ...

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