Early Voting started this week for the November 5 General Election, and San Antonio Chamber staff were quick to hit the polls. During the 86th Texas Legislative Session, which closed on May 27, 2019, state legislators passed ten amendments to the ...
As you may have learned, the San Antonio City Council last Thursday adopted a revised Paid Sick Leave Ordinance that has been retitled the Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance. This new law, which goes into effect on December 1, 2019, requires every San ...
Yesterday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez sent a letter to Mayor Nirenberg and City Council with feedback on the revised Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP).In the letter, we thanked the City for ...
Over the last two years, Texas has experienced some catastrophic flooding, and it has forced state lawmakers to ensure Texas becomes more resilient and better prepared for storms. During the Legislative Session, House Joint Resolution 4 was signed ...
**Event postponed. A new date will be announced soon.**The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce invites you to a luncheon conversation and panel discussion featuring Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores on Tuesday, October 15.In his first year as ...
Texas Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen made his way down to San Antonio this week to address more than 200 of the Chamber’s business and community members. Speaker Bonnen had received hundreds of requests to visit communities across the ...
City Council hosted a special meeting yesterday to get a first glance at the revised Paid Sick Leave ordinance. The last time the full council had reviewed the ordinance was in August of 2018 when the ordinance was adopted, and the council-appointed ...
The 2020 Census is an important opportunity for San Antonio residents to secure necessary funding for our community, spur economic growth, and prepare our city for the future. There is more than $800 billion at stake for Texas, and we cannot afford ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Senator Ted Cruz last week for part one of the Congressional Series Luncheon series. The event was presented by Valero Energy and provided business and community leaders the opportunity to get an ...
On Tuesday, the mayor-appointed Paid Sick Leave (PSL) commission presented an overview of their work during the past five months along with their key recommendations. The PSL Commission chair, Danielle L. Hargrove, informed the ad hoc committee that ...
The SAWS Board of Trustees appointed the Chamber’s Vice President of Public Policy Stephanie Reyes to the Rate Advisory Committee (RAC) this week. The RAC is a special purpose advisory group that provides input to the Board of Trustees and ...
On Thursday, September 1, the TxDOT Commission approved its 2020 Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) which includes more than $77 billion to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity, and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. Thanks for the ...
The revised San Antonio Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) was unveiled yesterday at City Council A-Session and released to the public later that afternoon. The City’s Chief Sustainability Officer Doug Melnick presented the revised ...
The San Antonio Bexar County Complete Count Committee met this week to unveil the new Count Me In logo and marketing strategy to make sure every resident in Bexar County completes the 2020 Census.Business and Labor subcommittee co-chairs Chamber ...
Over the past few weeks, members of City Council have filed a number of Council Consideration Requests (CCR), and your Chamber encourages you to share your thoughts with us.San Antonio is growing, and with growth comes new residential development. ...
The 86th Texas Legislature was both a historic one and a very successful one for San Antonio. All session long, your Chamber staff worked tirelessly to advance the Chamber’s State Legislative Agenda. The Chamber supported efforts to increase ...
Earlier this week, the Chamber’s Public Policy Council welcomed City Manager Erik Walsh to present the City of San Antonio’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget, his first budget since being appointed City Manager in March. The proposed FY20 budget ...
On Wednesday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Water Committee took a field trip to The DoSeum to learn more about their sustainability features related to water conservation.Dan Menelly, CEO of The DoSeum, welcomed the committee and spoke of ...
Every legislative session has its own character and the 86th Legislative Session was no different. It started with the election of a new Speaker of the House, Dennis Bonnen (Angleton, TX), who replaced the 10-year veteran Speaker Joe Straus. With ...
This week, the Texas House of Representatives bid farewell to a very powerful legislator, Rep. John Zerwas (TX-28), Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, only two months into the interim. Charged with writing the budget each biennium, ...
The U.S. Senate passed a massive two-year budget deal yesterday to lift the debt ceiling for two years and raise spending $320 billion over current levels. The vote was 67-28, with a majority of Senate Republicans supporting the measure. The measure ...
More than 100 business and community leaders raised a glass at the Chamber’s Bills and Beers Appreciation Reception last week to celebrate the tireless work of our state leaders during the 86th Legislative Session. The room was packed at ...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump Administration did not give an adequate reason for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, and therefore blocked the question for at least the time being. President Trump claimed the ...
On Tuesday afternoon, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Council welcomed Texas State Senator Pete Flores (TX-19), Representative Steve Allison (TX-121) and Representative Ray Lopez (TX-125) for a Bexar County Delegation Freshman ...
To celebrate Erik Walsh’s first 100 days as City Manager, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon and conversation, moderated by KSAT’s very own Isis Romero.The program kicked off with discussion about his vision and top ...
Despite the many unanswered questions and concern from the business community about the implementation of the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, the Paid Sick Leave Commission is moving forward with the August 1 implementation date. The City of San ...
For the second cycle in a row, the Mayoral race was decided by a Runoff Election. Along with the mayoral race, City Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 were also up for grabs. Despite concern that turnout would be extremely low – the election drew ...
Ready or not, the City of San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance is going into effect August 1, and many unanswered questions remain regarding implementation. Unfortunately, the Texas Legislature did not manage to deliver on a preemption bill ...
To help discourage distracted driving, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has chosen San Antonio to launch its “Heads Up, Texas” campaign. On Tuesday, a press conference was held at Rivercenter Mall to officially kickoff the ...
It’s Sine Die which means there are no more days left in the 86th Legislative Session. Since the highest priority bills passed both chambers, including the Biennial Budget (HB1), the School Finance bill (HB3), and Property Tax Reform (SB2), ...