Jan 4, 2021 | Education, Greater Arlington
The Greater Arlington Chamber knows that one of the best ways to develop a strong business community and economy is to invest in the future workforce of greater Arlington. To date, the Chamber has provided over $238,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors within the...
Dec 14, 2020 | Public Policy
The Federal Census Bureau has announced to the administration that it is not likely to be able to deliver the final census numbers to the President by December 31 as required by law. The pandemic is largely to blame, making it almost impossible for census workers to...
Dec 14, 2020 | Public Policy
The US Constitution requires every 10 years “counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.” The counting is done by the US Census Bureau in years ending in zero and must, by statute, be delivered to the President by December 31st of...
Dec 14, 2020 | Public Policy
One person, one vote is an underlying principle of our republic. Each member of the Texas House should represent about the same number of Texans; same with the Senate. The number of State Representatives is fixed at 150, the number of State Senators at 31. Texas...
Dec 14, 2020 | Education, Public Policy
The Texas Education Agency announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. The STAAR test will proceed for the 2020-21 school year in order to provide critically important information...
Dec 7, 2020 | Education, Greater Arlington
The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Arlington ISD is excited to roll out the 15th annual “What’s Your Big Idea?” Entrepreneurship Contest. For the first time ever, this contest is available online! So whether your student is an on-campus or...
