The Texas Music Office recently named Arlington a music-friendly community. Arlington has produced a host of musical talent, like the acapella group Pentatonix and famed gospel singer Kirk Franklin. They, alongside country musician Marren Morris, won Grammy Awards in 2017 and made Arlington proud. With the Arlington Independent School … [Read more...]
Arlington Named Music and Film-Friendly Community
Medal of Honor Mail Call Encourages Us to Honor National Heroes
This year will mark the 5th annual Medal of Honor Mail Call. It was created in 2017 to honor the 69 living medal recipients. The Medal of Honor is the highest military honor in the U.S. It is awarded to servicemen who have courageously distinguished themselves in combat. Some famous recipients include William Harvey Carney, a born slave who … [Read more...]
Texas Wins Governor’s Cup for Record 9th Year in a Row
Site Selection Magazine announced that for the 9th consecutive year, Texas is the winner of the Governor’s Cup. The Governor’s Cup is awarded to the state landing the most economic development projects in the previous year. In the seventeen years since 2004, Texas has won the cup twelve times and finished second four times. But the state has not … [Read more...]
Bill to Reauthorize School District Participation in Economic Development Incentives Filed
House Higher Education Committee Chairman Jim Murphy filed HB1556 to reform and reauthorize Chapter 313, the part of the tax code that allows school districts to participate in Economic Development incentives for large capital investments in Texas. It has been clearly demonstrated by data that without school district property tax incentives, Texas … [Read more...]
Remote Learners Will Not Take the STARR Test
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said students whose parents elect to keep them in remote learning on the STAAR testing dates will not take the test. He reiterated his reason for wanting every child to take the test: it is an assessment of where students stand compared to the curriculum they are expected to master by this point in their … [Read more...]
Remembering Congressman Ron Wright
The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce takes a moment of silence today to remember Congressman Ron Wright who passed away yesterday, February 7. As a sixth-generation resident of Tarrant County, Congressman Wright was an active member of our community and an unwavering advocate of the greater Arlington region. “Arlington lost a genuinely … [Read more...]