As the Country gears up for the decennial Census, the Chamber, in partnership with the City of San Antonio and other community organizations, are working to ensure an accurate census count in 2020. As the Founding Fathers envisioned, the census ...
The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) has been awarded $1.5 million to launch a pilot project at Mitchell Lake in South San Antonio to help improve water quality, transform the surrounding area, and improve the quality of life for residents on the ...
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced this week that a “compromise” was reached late Tuesday evening on immigration legislation. Speaker Ryan guaranteed that two bills, including the Goodlatte bill would go to the floor next week ...
The Metro 8 Chambers of Commerce met this week to discuss strategy on the most pressing issues facing the Texas Legislature in 2019.President and CEO Richard Perez and Vice President of Public Policy Stephanie Reyes headed to Dallas to join CEOs ...
After many years of committed advocacy led by your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and other community partners, Bexar County successfully secured $14.6 million for reimbursement towards the Mission Reach project in the FY 2018 Work Plan released by ...
Last Thursday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce attended the Energy Summit at the beautiful Pearl Stable hosted by the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) and the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER) and co-sponsored by your ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joined nearly 400 business and community leaders at the 2018 State of Transit Luncheon last week. The event was hosted by VIA Metropolitan Transit and the San Antonio Mobility Coalition, and featured keynote ...
A vote on a permanent solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can come as early as June 25. Congressional House members are just three signatures shy of the 218 needed to move four (DACA) proposals to the House floor ...
It is budget development time in San Antonio once again. On Wednesday, Mayor Nirenberg and members of City Council sat down for eight hours to hash out budget priorities of the FY19 Budget. The goal of the meeting was for the Mayor and City Council ...
There is another attack on the local San Antonio business community. A coalition of grassroots organizations across Texas called Working Texans for Paid Sick Time launched a petition drive for a paid sick time referendum. This is yet again another ...
Underhanded Fire Union tactics continue to pose a threat on our local government and will have detrimental effects on our economy. Last week, the Chamber Board of Directors adopted a position statement underscoring our vehement opposition to the ...
Republican leaders Representatives Will Hurd (R-TX), Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) are leading the charge to force a vote on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Two weeks ago, the House Members introduced a discharge ...
This past Thursday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce partnered with U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar to host an ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program training with Special Agent, Joe Martinez. The program is aimed ...
Yesterday was Election Day in Texas, and more than 61,000 Bexar County residents hit the polls to decide 11 runoffs on the ballot in the 2018 Texas Primary Runoff Election.Below are the results from key primary races across the State and Bexar ...
It is officially early voting season, and the Chamber strongly encourages you, your friends, family, and colleagues to get out and vote. Early voting continues every day from 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. this week until Friday, May 18. Election Day is Tuesday, ...
Chamber hosts Congressman Joaquin Castro as part of Congressional SeriesOn Friday, your Chamber hosted part two of our highly anticipated Congressional Series, featuring U.S Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), moderated by the Chamber’s 2018 ...
The Department of Commerce announced earlier this year that a citizenship question will be included on the 2020 census. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly pushed for inclusion of the question, arguing that it would allow the department ...
San Antonio has a new, one-of-a-kind linear park in the western-edge of downtown. The first segment of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park officially debuted with a grand opening celebration this past weekend. The full-day event included ...
On Monday, your Chamber submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting the agency exercise its broad authority to designate Bexar County in "attainment/unclassifiable" based on its history of complying with National ...
Earlier this week, your Chamber hosted a 2018 Primary Election Facebook Forum featuring Democratic candidates in the Texas Congressional District 21 Runoff, Joseph Kopser and Mary Wilson.In an effort to engage a broader, more diverse audience, the ...
More than 300 viewers tuned-in to the Chamber’s 2018 Primary Election Facebook Forums. In an effort to engage a broader, more diverse audience, the Chamber took a new approach to their typical forum by using Facebook Live. Shaun Kennedy, the ...
Your Chamber hosted Mario Jorge, San Antonio District Engineer for TXDOT last week to get an update on the Traffic Incident Management program (TIM), a partnership initiative the Chamber has been involved in since 2016. The TIM initiative focuses on ...
President and CEO Richard Perez joined a group of Texas business leaders this week at an Executive Roundtable Luncheon hosted by the Texas Association of Business. The purpose of the event was to discuss how important the 2018 elections are to the ...
Right now is a very critical time for Texas, as there are several open seats to fill in the general election this November at both the State Legislature and the US Congress.The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to build and sustain ...
Last week, your Chamber kicked off its highly anticipated 2018 Congressional Series with a discussion with Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), moderated by the Chamber’s 2018 Chairman of the Board Shaun Kennedy, San Antonio Regional Chairman of ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce attended the “Road to Census 2020” workshop last week. The purpose of the meeting was to learn more about the upcoming changes in the 2020 census and help promote the importance of participation.The ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce staff traveled to New Braunfels last week to join more than 350 Texas business and political leaders at the 53rd Annual Texas Legislative Conference. The purpose of the conference was to discuss some of the most ...
Tuesday, March 6 was Election Day in Texas. More than 2.5 million Texans hit the polls to cast their ballots for the 2018 Texas Primary Election. More than 1 million residents voted in the Democratic primary, and 1.5 million in the Republican ...
The Chamber’s newly created Legislative Advisory Committee (LAC) held their first meeting of the year this week, and two local issues have already risen to top priority for the new group. Kathy Garcia, VP of Government Relations, Regulatory ...
The Chamber’s Public Policy Department is excited to announce Fred Arce, Vice President-Client Development Leader of the South Central Texas Region for HDR Engineering, will serve as the Chamber’s 2018 Water Committee Chair. Arce is no ...