An Evening with Pepe Serna
TAMACC invites you to meet Pepe Serna, one of the most prolific actors of our time. With a career that spans nearly four decades Serna has appeared in more than 100 feature films and 300 television shows, but is most recognized for his performances in several motion...
El Paso HCC and Renard Johnson Win Top Awards at National Minority Enterprise Development Week
The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently traveled to Washington DC to attend the Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. The Minority Enterprise Awards are the highest level of national recognition that a US minority-owned firm can receive from the...
Hispanic Population Rises 41% in Hays County
Hays Free Press BY MOSES LEOS III ON JUNE 28, 2019 Nearly 80,000 people made up the Hispanic population in Hays County in 2016, which constituted a 41 percent rise since the 2010 Census. That figure, part of newly released Census Bureau estimates, followed the trend...
Latino Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Texas
Hay Free Press BY MOSES LEOS III ON AUGUST 7, 2019 Despite hurdles that exist, Latino entrepreneurship is growing, leading many to have an optimistic view of the future for Hispanic-owned businesses. That was the tone set during the Aug. 9 Latina Empowerment Luncheon...
Hays County Organization Opens Hispanic-Centric Chamber Chapter
Hays Free Press BY MOSES LEOS III ON JULY 17, 2019 Increasing awareness of minority-owned small businesses in Hays County is the primary goal of a newly formed group that also plans to offer commercial-related resources and insight to all. And, in a larger sense, the...
TAMACC to host Statewide Business Convention in San Marcos this week
July 30, 2019 – The 44th Annual Hispanic Business Convention, hosted by the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC), gets underway this Thursday, August 1st beginning at 1 p.m. at the Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel and Spa and Conference...
Rep. Canales earns prestigious tribute from Claustro Mundial Universitario for South Texas lawmaker’s public service on human rights
By DAVID A. DÍAZ As of Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg joined the ranks of dedicated leaders worldwide, such as former President Barack Obama, as being a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate with a Cause, bestowed by Claustro Mundial...
Hispanics on pace to become the majority population in Texas by 2022
Demographers and other experts are often quoted as saying that Hispanics would one day represent the largest of Texas’ population. The question was when? New U.S. Census estimates released in June provides the answer: Within the next three years (2022). Hispanics have...
TAMACC seeking immediate Congressional ratification of USMCA
The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) is urging Congress to bring the United States–Mexico–Canada–Agreement (USMCA) up for a vote and to support its final passage. Ratification of the USMCA is critically needed to provide certainty...
First-ever Chapter of TAMACC Now Active in Hays County
Looking to expand its ever-increasing support of Hispanic and small businesses across the Lone Star State, the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) has begun a new chapter in its history, literally. TAMACC representatives were not sure...
