A $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund is included in the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill signed last Friday by President Biden. Sean Kennedy of the National Restaurant Association estimates that US restaurants have lost about $250 billion in revenue during the pandemic, so these funds will go quickly. Kennedy and Neil Bradley of the … [Read more...]
Restaurant Relief in Latest Covid Stimulus Bill
Arlington Named Music and Film-Friendly Community
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...]
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...]
UTA Virtual Career Fair Connects Employers to New Talent
The UTA Lockheed Martin Career Center will be virtually hosting its biannual career fair. The U.S. News and World Reports ranked UTA 13th in its 2021 “Best Graduate Schools” assessment. UTA has also been named an R-1 doctoral university due to its research efforts and achievements. These accolades attest to the quality of education at UTA and … [Read more...]