Texas Association of Business and NFIB Endorse Bills

Texas Association of Business and NFIB Endorse Bills to Bring Transparency and Accountability to State Health Care Mandates AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Texas State Chamber, and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the leading voice for small businesses, today jointly announced their strong support for Senate Bill 818, filed by Senator Paul Bettencourt, and House Bill 1906, filed by Representative Dennis Paul. These bills would create a much-needed process

Lone Star Collaboration

A Lone Star collaboration: Texas Monthly, Community Impact partner to provide valuable stories for all TexansTwo award-winning Texas media brands are teaming up to deliver hyperlocal news and vivid storytelling in a single product that combines the best of both worlds. Beginning in February, every edition of the monthly Community Impact newspaper – which delivers unbiased, useful and hyperlocal news that readers in 40-plus communities across Texas have come to rely on – will contain a mini edition

Sales Tax Allocations for January 2025

Local Sales Tax Allocations - January 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 0.3 percent more than in January 2024. These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.   Local Sales Tax Allocations - January 2025RecipientJan. 2025Allocation  Change

SAVE THE DATE: 20th Annual Bastrop Empty Bowl

Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry Kelly Manfredini, Director of Marketing & Communications 512-303-0033 kelly@bastropfoodpantry.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  "20 Years, Countless Bowls, Endless Impact."Re: Help us spread the word about our 20th Annual Bastrop Empty BowlThe Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry invites the community to come out and celebrate 20 years of countless bowls of delicious soup and endless impact. The 20th Annual Bastrop Empty Bowl will take place on January 25th from 11:00 am-

News Release: 12/30/2024

Toastmasters International (“Where Leaders Are Made”) Launches New Chapter being Chartered for BastropBastrop, TX – December 28, 2024 – Toastmasters District 55 is proud to announce the launch of a new Toastmasters club in Bastrop, joining hundreds of clubs across Texas. As Toastmasters celebrates its 100th anniversary, this new chapter will bring the renowned public speaking and leadership development program to the vibrant Bastrop community.“I’m excited to bring this impactful program to serve the Bastrop

Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors Announced

Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives 2025 Board Leadership and Board of Directors Announced   AUSTIN - The Board of Directors for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives – the largest chamber executives’ organization of all U.S. states – has elected Doug Peters, CEO of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, to serve a one-year term as the 2025 Chair of the Board. Peters, who has served on the TCCE board since 2016, previously served as Chair-Elect and Treasurer. Active in Chambers of Commerce in four states

TAB Announces New Chair, Board Officers for 2025

TAB Announces New Chair, Board Officers for 2025 Austin, TX – The Texas Association of Business (TAB) today announced that Bill Jones, formerly TAB’s Treasurer and Vice Chair, will serve as the 2025 Chairman of the TAB board of directors. Jones, an accomplished attorney with a distinguished track record, brings invaluable expertise to TAB. His extensive experience – including serving as General Counsel to former Texas Governor Rick Perry, serving as Chairman Emeritus of the Texas A&M University System

PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 5, 2024  Contact:Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com     PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCEU.S. adults recognize the wide-sweeping impact of their local chamber, ACCE/Harris Poll survey finds  Bastrop, Texas (December 5, 2024) — Results from a nationwide public opinion poll indicate chambers of commerce are vital to the prosperity of their communities. The Harris Poll survey,

Federal Court Strikes Down Overtime Exemptions Rule

Federal Court Strikes Down U.S. DOL Overtime Exemptions Rule Nationwide On November 15, 2024, a Texas federal court struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that raised the minimum salary required to be paid to most employees classified as exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The court’s decision blocks the minimum compensation increases that were scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2025, and invalidates the previously required July

Federal Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements

Federal Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements A federal court has issued an injunction halting the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) reporting requirements for small businesses.Unless and until an appellate court overrules or narrows this decision, small businesses are not obligated to comply with the CTA reporting mandates.Read more:https://lnkd.in/gqkw2GHh

News Release: Governor Abbott Names TAB President and CEO Glenn Hamer as Co-Chair of Small Business

Governor Abbott Names TAB President and CEO Glenn Hamer as Co-Chair of Small Business Freedom Council AUSTIN, TEXAS – Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas Association of Business (TAB) President and CEO Glenn Hamer will serve as the co-chair for Governor Abbott’s newly launched Small Business Freedom Council alongside National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Texas State Director Jeff Burdett. The council will review government efficiency for Texas businesses and provide

Bastrop Chamber Supports Protection of Employee Retirement Income Security Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 25, 2024   Contact: Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com   BASTROP CHAMBER OF COMMERCEsupports PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT(ERISA)  Bastrop, TX (November 25, 2024) — Through its partnership with the Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce joined numerous Central Texas Chambers of Commerce by signing on to a Letter of Support to protect the Employee

News Release: Senate Passes Cruz Bill to Memorialize Bastrop Post Office

Cruz Press Office: Darin Miller Bethany Stevens November 22, 2024   Senate Passes Cruz Bill to Memorialize Bastrop Post Office in Honor of Eight-Time Purple Heart Recipient Sergeant Major Billy Waugh   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the Senate passed his bill designating the United States Post Office located on Main Street in Bastrop, Texas as the “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.” The bill memorializes the service of Sergeant Major

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