Texas House District 118 Representative Leo Pacheco stepped down from his seat on August 19, 2021, to begin work with San Antonio College. The former state representative’s resignation spurred the need for a special election, which will be ...
City Manager Erik Walsh presented the FY2022 Budget to City Council on Thursday, August 12. The FY 2022 Proposed Total City Budget totals an estimated $3.1 Billion and includes: General Fund – supports most basic City services: Police, Fire, ...
Governor Greg Abbott announced the call for a second Special Session on Thursday, August 5, 2021, to address priority bills that died during the regular and first special legislative session. The second special session began at noon Saturday, August ...
Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Thursday, July 29, 2021, prohibiting mask mandates or COVID-19 vaccine requirements from government agencies and municipalities statewide. This Executive Order comes on the heels of rising COVID-19 ...
Today, Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced the 2021-23 City Council Committees. City Council committees serve as agencies where council members can initiate and oversee the development of City policy. The mayor is charged with creating these committees ...
Do you want to serve on the board of the nation’s largest municipally owned energy company? CPS Energy is accepting applications from interested and qualified persons to be considered for the upcoming Board of Trustees vacancy representing the ...
Your Chamber sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Peter Buttigieg last week to express strong support of the City of San Antonio’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant application.The ...
Your San Antonio Chamber sent a letter to the Bexar County Congressional members this week requesting support for the Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021 (H.R. 924 / S. 256).This legislation will authorize necessary funding to ...
We called and you answered!Your Chamber asked you to take action to protect the H2-B Program. On Thursday, July 15, the Appropriations Committee finalized Congressman Cuellar’s “Returning Worker Exception Act” and language that ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted the New City Council Reception yesterday to welcome and congratulate our newly elected and re-elected Mayor and City Councilmembers. Held at the beautiful state-of-the-art The Betty Kelso Center at the San ...
Are you looking for an opportunity to serve on the Board of Trustees for one of the largest municipal water and sewer utilities in the country? Now is your chance!The City of San Antonio is seeking applicants to fill the position of the San Antonio ...
Texas Legislators were back in Austin yesterday for the start of the 2021 special session. Governor Greg Abbott called for a special session to address priority bills that died during the regular legislative session, which ended on May 31.On ...
To address the surge of migrants coming across our southern border, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions ...
The time has come again to redraw Texas’ districts. Once state population block-level and demographic data become available, the legislature will reconvene in a Special Session, likely in October, to propose new boundaries.Redistricting is the ...
On October 1, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented a more stringent air quality (eight-hour ozone) standard. That change led Bexar County to be designated as a nonattainment area in July 2018, despite its proven track record ...
San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh and Deputy City Manager Maria Villagómez briefed the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce on the FY 2022 Trial Budget, projected at $2.9 Billion. Critical updates for the Five-Year Forecast include: San ...
The Brooks community and surrounding area has become a catalyst for growth over the last several years. More and more businesses are choosing the Southside of San Antonio to set up shop, and that means the creation of quality, good paying jobs and ...
While your Chamber worked tirelessly during the 87th Legislative Session to make sure the needs of the business community were heard in Austin, critical legislation (Senate Bill 14) that would have stopped local governments from enacting labor and ...
San Antonio has a new City Council for the 2021-2023 term.On Tuesday, June 15, four new city council members were officially sworn in after the canvassing of the June 5 runoff election results. Mario Bravo represents District 1, Jalen ...
San Antonio has a new City Council! The May Municipal Election prompted Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 9 into a June 5 run-off election. After 39,534 votes were cast by Bexar County residents, the San Antonio City Council will welcome four fresh faces. ...
Tomorrow is Election Day for the City Council Runoff races. Early Voting turnout for the run-off election was predictably lower than it was in the recent general election, with just 21,560 votes being cast for candidates in City Council Districts 1, ...
Early voting is underway in Bexar County for the June 5 City Council run-off election. Turnout so far is off to a much slower start than the recent general election, with just 11,161 votes being cast for candidates in City Council Districts 1, 2, 3, ...
The City Council run-off election for Districts 1,2,3, 5 and 9 is less than two weeks away, with early voting starting on Monday, May 24. Your Chamber wants to ensure that residents are aware of where candidates stand on key business issues. Earlier ...
As you know, 2021 is a very critical time for San Antonio, as our business community continues its road to recovery and back to the strong and diverse economic powerhouse it was pre-pandemic. We believe it is vital that San Antonio elects Council ...
Are you interested in helping San Antonio Water System (SAWS) better serve the community? Here is your chance. SAWS is calling people from across the city to apply for a seat on their new Community Experience Committee (CEC). The focus of the CEC is ...
San Antonio residents voted in the Municipal Elections last Saturday. A record turnout was recorded with more than 100,000 Bexar County residents casting their votes during Early voting periods and nearly 46,000 residents casting their votes on ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has adopted a position statement in support of the Proposition A ballot initiative. Proposition A seeks to amend the City of San Antonio charter language to allow for flexibility in bond ...
Early voting in the May General Election opened on Monday. Civic engagement and participation in the political process are key elements to our community's success. This election is of great importance to San Antonio, because voters will cast a ...
On Wednesday April 21, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez testified before the Senate Transportation Committee in support of Senate Bill 1910. Sponsored by Senator Blanco, SB 1910 will allow the Texas Department of ...
On April 12, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez testified before the House Culture, Recreations & Tourism Committee in support of HB 2417. Sponsored by Vice Chair Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, HB 2417 will update the ...