Cen-Tex HCC Creates “Floating Chamber” Model
WACO, TX – Cen-Tex Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (CTHCC) has recently moved to a central hub in the downtown area of Waco, TX and is taking a hybrid chamber approach with a “floating chamber.” CTHCC is the premier advocate for Waco’s growing Hispanic and business...
The 88th Texas Legislative Session Opens January 10, 2023
The 88th Texas Legislative Session opens at noon on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Every two years, the Texas Legislature convenes for 140 days. State lawmakers have already filed hundreds of bills. Last session, the Texas legislature filed a combined 9,999 bills and...
The U.S. Senate did not Pass Bipartisan Dream and Border Security Legislation
OPEN LETTER to TAMACC Dear Members of TAMACC, With great regret, I write to inform you that the U.S. Senate did not pass Senators Tillis (R-NC) and Sinema’s (D-AZ) Dream and border security legislation this year, which would have provided a path to citizenship...
TXST students, TAMACC and Texas Mutual aim to save lives
Campaign to raise awareness about roadway fatalities, encourage safety Last year, Texas had an all-time high number of roadway deaths in 40 years with 4,492 fatalities. That’s an average of 12 lost lives every day in 2021, a 15% increase from 2020. And 2022 looks like...
Former TAMACC Chair Massey Villarreal to Chair Texas Association of Business Board
Austin — The Texas Association of Business (TAB) announced Massey Villarreal as the Chairman of the TAB Board for the 2023 term: “TAB is fortunate to have an economic development expert like Massey Villarreal as our Chairman, especially as we head into a legislative...
A Day Focused on Addressing Issues and Exploring Solutions
The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) hosted a Hispanic Leadership and Business Summit on October 25, 2022, at the Texas State Capitol. Thanks to the support of Walmart, Altria, and Coca-Cola, the stellar group of speakers,...
TAMACC and Social Media Influencers Get Out Hispanic Vote
November 4, 2022 — (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE) — The Hispanic vote in Texas has always been important, but never more than now that the U.S. Census estimates the Latino population in the state is larger, for the first time, than the white, non-Latino population. That’s right:...
TAMACC hosts Hispanic Leadership and Business Summit
BUDA, TX — October 21, 2022 — What does it take for a Hispanic business to succeed in the Lone Star State? The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) aims to answer that question at the organization’s Hispanic Leadership and Business...
J.R. Gonzales of TAMACC Appointed to the Export -Import Bank of the United States Council on Small Business
WASHINGTON – The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced the appointment of its newest members to the four subcommittees of EXIM’s 2022 -2023 Advisory Councils. The subcommittees are the: Council on Climate, Council on China Competition, and two newly...
TAMACC to Host April Hernandez Castillo Actor, Speaker, and Author
Best known for her riveting performance as “Eva” in the hit movie, Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank, April Hernandez Castillo will be hosted by TAMACC for a Central Texas tour of speaking engagements and book signings. April will start her Texas visit with a...