Your Chamber’s staff hit the polls this week to cast their votes for the 2018 Midterm Election. Since its founding, the Chamber has been a strong proponent of civic engagement and participation in the political process. Over the past few ...
Nearly 150 key business and community leaders gathered at the Embassy Suites Riverwalk Downtown Hotel for the fifth and final part of the Chamber’s highly anticipated Congressional Series featuring U.S. Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The ...
On Thursday, October 18, Chamber President and CEO, Richard Perez, testified in support of the interpretive design for the Alamo grounds, which City Council approved after hours of public testimony.The Chamber Board of Directors approved the ...
On Monday, October 15, your Chamber’s President and CEO Richard Perez urged San Antonio voters to Go Vote No when he participated in a Charter Amendment Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area. The event was ...
On Wednesday, Stephanie Reyes, the Chamber’s VP of Public Policy, participated in a six -member panel invited by the San Antonio Nonprofit Council to discuss the Paid Sick Leave ordinance passed by the San Antonio City Council in ...
The newest State Senator from the Bexar County Delegation, Peter Flores (R-TX), joined the Chamber’s Public Policy Council on Tuesday to talk about his priorities for the upcoming 86th Texas Legislature.During the meeting, Senator Flores made ...
This week, the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the parties on the challenge to the City of Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (PSL). Your Chamber joined other San Antonio Chambers of Commerce and ...
On Tuesday, October 9, Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez passionately represented Secure San Antonio’s Future in a debate focusing on Propositions A, B, and C, which will appear on the November 6 ballot.Watch the video above or Click ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee approved the Chamber’s State Legislative Agenda this week. This document sets out the Chamber’s official position on a wide range of complex public policy issues that directly ...
There are more than one million new registered voters in Bexar County ahead of the midterm elections, the fourth highest number in the state. While low voter turnout remains a challenge in Bexar County, your Chamber has been working hard to get ...
On Monday, more than 300 key business and community leaders gathered at the Marriott Rivercenter to pay tribute to the honorable Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus. The Chamber surprised the Speaker with a video featuring key business leaders ...
To coincide with National Employee Voter Registration Week, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce launched its voter information website www.yourvoteSA.com. The website features information about candidates running in key races, voting FAQs, and ...
How can you help save our City? Your Chamber has worked closely with the Secure San Antonio’s Future PAC, who is running the GoVoteNo campaign against the proposed charter amendments, to create an Employer Toolkit. The Toolkit, includes ...
Voter turnout in Bexar County has reached its lowest point in at least 23 years, with just 3.68 percent of the county’s registered voters casting ballots. Many people feel that they are just a drop of water in a large ocean, and there is no ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce testified this week before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in support of the proposed allocation of $73.5 million to Bexar County to address the recent non-attainment designation issued by ...
More than 160 business and community leaders gathered at the Norris Conference Center for part four of the Chamber’s highly anticipated Congressional Series. The event featured U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and his special guest ...
More than 1,700 viewers tuned-in to the Chamber’s Texas House District 121 Facebook Forum featuring candidates Celina Montoya (D) and Steve Allison (R), moderated by the Chamber’s 2018 Chairman of the Board Shaun Kennedy. Both candidates ...
On Wednesday, the 4th Court of Appeals denied a request from the Secure San Antonio’s Future PAC to block three charter amendments from appearing on the November 6 ballot. The PAC plans to continue the appeal process moving to the Texas ...
The Pearl Studio was at full capacity on Wednesday with more than 130 business and community leaders coming out to watch the much-anticipated Congressional District 21 Debate featuring candidates Chip Roy (R) and Joseph Kopser (D). An additional ...
Are you interested in attending SA to DC 2019, or would you like to learn more? Join SA to DC Co-Chairs Kathy Garcia, Vice President at CPS Energy, and Juan Antonio Flores, Executive Vice President of Port San Antonio, as they share their vision for ...
As San Antonio’s oldest and largest pro-business organization, the Chamber adamantly opposes municipally mandated pay and benefits and believes businesses should have the right to determine the benefits they offer their employees. Earlier this ...
Last week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee got an exclusive tour of TransGuide, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Intelligent Transportation System, and saw firsthand how traffic is monitored 24 hours a day, ...
On Wednesday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce testified before the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) Board of Directors in support of their proposed FY 2018/19 budget and the associated rate. The tax rate would increase from 1.73 cents per ...
On Monday, Chamber members got a preview of the City of San Antonio’s proposed $2.8 billion 2019 budget from City Manager Sheryl Sculley. The budget was adopted by City Council at A-Session on Thursday, August 9, 2018.The budget is divided ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joined more than 20 businesses and business-focused organizations in filing an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of efforts to protect the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ...
From August 16 to September 1, SpeakUp San Antonio will be hosting the 2018 Community Days. This series of meetups will give attendees the chance to learn about the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget. Those who attend will also have the opportunity to ...
The votes are in! Republican candidate Pete Flores and Democratic candidate Pete Gallego are heading to a run-off election to represent Texas Senate District 19, a district that spans from San Antonio to Pecos, touching 17 counties. Flores secured ...
Nearly 200 business and community leaders gathered at the La Villita Ballroom in the Marriott Plaza for Part 3 of our highly anticipated Congressional Series, featuring U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and moderated by the Chamber’s 2018 ...
The San Antonio City Council is set to vote next week on whether the signatures collected on a petition to initiate an Earned Paid Sick Time Ordinance are valid. A grassroots coalition of activists, called Working Texans for Paid Sick Time, ...
The race for Texas Congressional District 21 is heating up and getting national attention as Chip Roy (R) and Joseph Kopser (D) are vying for a seat to replace long-standing Congressman Lamar Smith. In an effort to help engage and inform our members ...