by Bill Lynch | May 24, 2021 | Greater Arlington, Public Policy
Early voting begins today, May 24th, and continues through June 1st in the Arlington City Runoff Elections. Runoff Election Day in Arlington is actually June 5th to determine the winner of the race for Mayor and City Council District 3. Arlington municipal elections...
by Bill Lynch | May 13, 2021 | Economic Development, Education, Public Policy
With 18 days left in the legislative session your chamber is on track to have a good session. We approached the 87th Texas Legislature with goals in four primary areas: Economic Development, Education and Workforce Development, Transportation and Healthcare. Along the...
by Bill Lynch | May 10, 2021 | Public Policy
County Judge Glenn Whitley updated the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce on the current State of Tarrant County during a luncheon meeting on Thursday, May 6, 2021. About 160 members and guests attended the event in person with another 500 or so watching the...
by bmerritt | May 3, 2021 | Greater Arlington, Public Policy
The May 1 election had a variety of local, public offices on the ballot. We’re excited to welcome our new elected officials; we also have some runoff elections. US Congressional District 6 This congressional district represents all of Ellis and Navarro County as...
by Bill Lynch | Apr 29, 2021 | Economic Development, Public Policy
Two bills listed as priorities by your Chamber of Commerce have been approved by the House and the Senate and are headed to the Governor for signature: HB7 (Button) and HB5 (Ashby).HB7 prevents employers from having dramatic, pandemic induced, increases in their...
by Bill Lynch | Apr 28, 2021 | Education, Public Policy
Governor Abbott, Speaker Phelan and Lt. Governor Patrick announced today the state was releasing $11.2 billion of new federal funds for public education targeted at closing the pandemic education gap for k-12 students in Texas. This is on top of $2.2 billion...
