Here at the Chamber, we are honored to advocate for you. Our Public Policy and Advocacy department works hard to support our key pillars to “amplify the voice of business.” Business opinions shared by the majority of Chamber members are identified and crafted into legislative agendas. Those agendas are communicated to legislators and members at … [Read more...]
Tarrant County Days at the Capitol in Austin: 88th Legislative Session Recap
State of the County Celebrates Judge Whitley’s 26 Years of Accomplishments
On Friday, April 1st, the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce held the 2022 State of the County Address at the Sheraton Hotel. Going into this event, attendees knew it would be a special one since this was Judge Whitley's final State of the County in Arlington. Judge Whitley did not disappoint. He spoke of Unity in politics and coming together as … [Read more...]
Governor Abbott Adds to the Third Special Session Call
Today Governor Greg Abbott added two items to the call for the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature: providing additional property tax relief and proposing a constitutional amendment to make it more difficult for people accused of violent crimes to be released on bail. Opening the session to property tax relief green lights a dozen … [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...]
Remembering Toby Goodman 1949-2021
We are sad to report that former Texas State Representative Toby Goodman passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021. Representative Goodman, the owner of Goodman and Clark Attorneys in Arlington, was a long-time active member in the Greater Arlington Chamber. The Chamber honored Toby with the “Star Award” in 2016. Most recently he participated in a panel … [Read more...]
Legislature Jumps into Special Session Action
Governor Greg Abbott issued his 11 allowable topics for the first called special session of the legislature on July 7th. Members of the legislature filed 121 bills and resolutions that day. Today, which is day two of the filing period, an additional 92 bills and resolutions have been introduced. The Senate assigned bills to committees this morning … [Read more...]