The Texas Legislature passed eight resolutions calling for the voters to approve changes to the Texas Constitution. All will be on the ballot November 2nd. Proposition 1 authorizes professional rodeo organizations to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues. This will add rodeo to the list of professional sports already able to use on site … [Read more...]
Eight Constitutional Amendments Will Be on Texas November Ballot
Remembering Tarrant County Leader, Devoyd Jennings
The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce was shocked and saddened to learn about the passing of our dear friend Devoyd Jennings, President and CEO of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce.Dee was an esteemed leader in Fort Worth and Tarrant County with an almost 50-year career that stretched across TXU and the Fort Worth … [Read more...]
Special Congressional Election Day is Tomorrow, July 27th
Election Day is finally here in the special election for the seat in Congress representing the Texas 6th Congressional District. Jake Ellzey and Susan Wright, both republicans, will be on the ballot. Polls will be open from 7 am to 7 pm. Votes may be cast at any election center in Tarrant County. Click on the link below to see a complete … [Read more...]
Early Voting Begins Today in the Texas 6th Congressional District Special Election
Early voting begins today and continues until Friday, July 23rd in the runoff election for Texas 6th Congressional District. Election day is July 27th.A total of 23 candidates filed to run for the seat vacated when Congressman Ron Wright lost his long-term battle with cancer, complicated by Covid-19. The two top vote-getters from that … [Read more...]
Chamber Scorecard on the Texas Senate This Session
The main 87th Session of the Texas Legislature is over. As with every session, thousands of bills were filed by hundreds of representatives and senators for only a few to make it all the way to the end. While organizations around the state issue their formal scorecards of how various state legislatures faired at accomplishing certain tasks, this … [Read more...]
Speaker Issues First Wave of Interim Charges
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan issued interim charges to twelve House Committees related to illegal immigration activity on the Texas border with Mexico. The charges are focused on measuring the impact of the current wave of illegal immigrants on public health, transportation, detention and criminal justice infrastructure on the border. Committees … [Read more...]