Given the rapidly increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the state, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-28 this morning. The positivity rate for COVID-19 has exceeded 10%, leading the Governor to tighten ...
On Tuesday, the Chamber’s Public Policy Council hosted a meeting focused on police reform and FY21 Appropriations. To kick off the meeting, Councilwoman Ana Sandoval shared her thoughts on police reform at the local level. As a public health ...
Voters in San Antonio have an opportunity to influence their representation in state and federal offices next month. Originally scheduled for May, this year’s runoff election will be held July 14, with races in both Republican and Democratic ...
Thursday morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Administration could not abruptly end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, in a 5 – 4 decision led by Chief Justice Roberts.The DACA program was created ...
Last Friday, local business and community leaders tuned-in for the 2020 United State of the City Business Forum with Mayor Ron Nirenberg. Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached San Antonio, Mayor Ron Nirenberg has pivoted from economic development to ...
On Monday, we learned of a long-sought victory for LGBTQ employees. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6 – 3 decision that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender ...
Earlier this week, Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations throughout the state, as well as the number of hospital beds available. On Tuesday, out of the state's 54,844 hospital ...
The City of San Antonio is seeking applicants for the San Antonio Water System Board of Trustees to replace its three longest-serving members, one representing the north half of the City and two representing the southeast quadrant and south half of ...
Last week, Congressman Will Hurd (TX-23) sat down with San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Richard Perez to reflect on his time in office, expectations for the next federal recovery package, and thoughts on reopening the U.S. ...
Today, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, H.R. 7010 aimed at addressing many of the concerns with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The House passed H.R. 7010 by 417-1 on May 27, 2020, and the Senate ...
This week, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA 26 announcing phase three to reopen Texas. Effective June 3, all businesses in Texas are now allowed to operate at 50% occupancy, with a few limited exceptions. Businesses allowed to ...
Yesterday, the San Antonio City Council approved their Recovery and Resiliency Plan to assist residents and businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan was developed around five guiding principles: Public Health and Safety, ...
On Wednesday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) for a discussion about the $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act and efforts to safely open the economy. This ...
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, H.R. 6886 filed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN). The legislation aims to give small businesses flexibility in the ...
Today, the San Antonio City Council unanimously approved extension of the Stay Home, Work Safe Orders to June 4. The order is in alignment with Governor’s Abbott’s most recent executive order issued Tuesday related to Phase Two to Reopen ...
This week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee hosted a meeting to understand the financial impact of COVID-19 and oil and gas deficits on infrastructure projects locally and statewide. To help understand the impact, the ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has helped small businesses across this country keep their doors open. Most importantly, Texas is among the top states for the most PPP loan approvals. Since Congress injected ...
Last week, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce kicked of its highly anticipated 2020 Congressional Series with Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21). The event was livestreamed via WebEx, allowing attendees to fully engage with the Congressman and ask ...
On Tuesday, Governor Abbott held a press conference where he issued Executive Order No. GA-21, relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas.The Governor announced some guidance as it relates to ...
Bexar County has received $79 million from The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Yesterday, the Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to allocate half of it, $39.5 million, to workforce retraining efforts.In addition, ...
Last week, we learned that the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved proposal of the Bexar County 2015 Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area FCAA, §179B Demonstration SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2019-106-SIP-NR). That ...
Wednesday, Mayor Nirenberg and Judge Wolff announced an extension of the Stay Home, Work Safe order until Tuesday, May 19. This is San Antonio’s 6th Public Health Emergency Declaration related to COVID-19, and the San Antonio City Council ...
On Monday, Governor Abbott announced three new executive orders related to the opening of the State of Texas. Executive Order No. GA-18 includes phase one to safely open the State of Texas. Phase one allows retail stores, restaurants, theaters and ...
Tuesday’s City Council Special Joint Meeting with Bexar County Commissioner’s Court demonstrated the unified effort between the County and City to defeat COVID-19. The focus of the meeting was on Dr. Barbara Taylor, Chair of the COVID-19 ...
On Thursday, Governor Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) issued new guidance to unemployment claimants. The guidance provides clarity concerning eligibility for unemployment benefits should an individual choose not to return to work at ...
We have reached an important milestone in the 2020 Census! More than half of the households in our nation have responded by phone, mail or email, and there have been more than 80 million responses nationwide. To date, Texas has a 49.6% response rate ...
Small businesses across the country will once again be able to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). After quickly passing the U.S. Senate earlier this week, the U.S House approved the $484 billion Coronavirus Relief Bill late Thursday ...
On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council approved a $25 million COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program. Last week, the City of San Antonio proposed $15.8 million for the program and yesterday city council added another $9.2 million to the ...
Earlier today, Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders focused on reopening the State of Texas while maintaining certain social distancing guidelines. All activities permitted in the executive order ...
In the wake of COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau announced significant operational changes, including extending the self-response and door-to-door data collection until October 31, 2020.In addition, the Bureau asked Congress for a four-month delay in ...