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A Message from TAB President Bill Hammond

By admin | February 4th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

As a parent and as the President of TAB, education is a passion. I've been fortunate enough to be able to send my kids to good schools, which has allowed them the gateway to make a good life for themselves.

But for many in Texas, simple questions like "What schools are out there?" or "How am I going to pay for education?" cannot be answered because they don't know who to ask. I'd like to give a plug for a site that can help answers those questions at:

http://www.collegefortexans.com/

Maybe this site can help you, your family, your employees or their children take that next step to turning dr…

TAB's PAC Announces First Round Endorsements

By admin | January 29th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

The political arm of the Texas Association of Business, the Business and Commerce Political Action Committee (BACPAC), today announced its first round of endorsements for the 2010 election cycle. For the complete list, please visit http://www.txbiz.org/bacpacJan.

TAB comments on recent developments

By admin | January 26th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

Austin – In the biggest news in recent memory for the Texas Association of Business, President and CEO Bill Hammond was today awarded a Certificate of Environmental Stewardship by Texas Interfaith Power & Light.

"I’m speechless," said Hammond. "To be recognized for our organization’s commitment to real environmental change is gratifying. I am delighted that our charge to build a better Texas has helped our Earth as well."

Founded in 1922, the Texas Association of Business is a broad-based, bipartisan organization representing more than 3,000 small and large Texas e…

ICYMI - SAXN: State, local jobless rate remains low

By admin | January 25th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |
By Patrick Danner - San Antonio Express-News

Unemployment rates in San Antonio and Texas continue to remain well below the national jobless rate, which has been stuck in double-digits despite growth in the economy.

San Antonio posted a jobless rate of 6.8 percent for December, unchanged from November but up from 5.3 percent for December 2008.

Texas' unemployment, meanwhile, rose to 8.3 percent in December -- up from 8 percent in November and 5.6 percent December 2008.

The eight-county area that comprises San Antonio's metropolitan statistical area lost 9,000 nonagricultural jobs last year &ndas…

ICYMI: SAXN - Biz groups call plans 'job killers'

By admin | January 19th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

Biz groups call plans ‘job killers'

By Patrick Danner - Express-News

The health care reform bills being debated in Congress have pro-business groups predicting proposed legislative action will harm Texas employers by raising insurance costs and cause companies to consider cutting jobs.

“The proposals on the table are job killers,” said Will Newton, executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business, in a meeting with the San Antonio Express-News' editorial board.

Newton was joined by representatives for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Association …

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