by Bill Lynch | Sep 14, 2020 | Education, Public Policy
Education Chairs in the Texas House and Senate are committed to Funding Education this Session. This message was made clear by both State Representative Dan Huberty (R, Houston), Chair of the Texas House Public Education Committee and State Senator Larry Taylor (R,...
by Bill Lynch | Sep 14, 2020 | Chamber News, Public Policy
If you haven’t been keeping up with the excitement surrounding the State House Races, now is your chance! Races this election have been particularly interesting, and the Texas House of Representatives election is no exception. The Greater Arlington Chamber is hosting...
by Bill Lynch | Aug 27, 2020 | Public Policy
Daniel Lavelle, member of the Pittsburgh (Pa) City Council and Rita Ossolinski of the National League of Cities provided advice based on their experiences with working to achieving equity in cities to the Arlington Equity Council at their virtual meeting August 25th....
by Bill Lynch | Jul 29, 2020 | Economic Development, Public Policy
Business Facilities Magazine (BF) released their rankings of states on economic development indicators. Texas was named the state with the best business climate for the fourth time. In their announcement, the staff of Business Facilities Magazine wrote about Austin’s...
by Bill Lynch | Jul 29, 2020 | Education, Public Policy
The Coronavirus pandemic has exposed a serious gap in the availability of cost-effective, reliable broadband service to students faced with distance learning or in-person classes with the potential for contracting Covid-19 and potentially spreading it to family...
by bmerritt | Jul 20, 2020 | Public Policy
The Arlington City Council created two committees this month that we want to make sure our members are made aware of. The Term Limit Committee and the Unity Council both have business representatives, but if you have an interest we are providing information on both...