Texas ProStart Teams Advance to National ProStart Competition

Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy and Ben Barber High School are the two Texas ProStart teams to advance to the National ProStart competition in May in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy placed first in culinary, and Ben Barber High School placed first in management.

TRA News Now - Consistent Employment Regulations

Texas cities have begun to pass (or trying to pass) local ordinances regulating all kinds of private employment practices, such as hiring, scheduling and benefits that are usually handled at the state and federal levels, or left to the employer. 

These inconsistent, patchwork employment regulations create massive compliance issues, confusion for employees, and bureaucratic hurdles for employers of all sizes.

TRA News Now - Alcohol Delivery

Many people enjoy beer with barbeque, a Bordeaux with their steak or margaritas with fajitas. However, when ordering restaurant delivery - alcohol has been missing from that experience.

Currently, Texas law permits beer and wine to be carried off the premises of a beer and wine permittee, but the same authority does not extend to a mixed beverage permittee.

With the growth of third party delivery, TRA is supporting soon-to-be-filed legislation that will allow restaurants with a mixed beverage permit the ability to deliver, or have delivered by a third party, alcoholic beverages from the permitted premises directly to the consumer. Watch our latest two-minute TRA News Now to learn more.

TRA News Now - School Start Date

TRA is working with the A+ Texas coalition to support legislation to establish a uniform school year that begins after Labor Day and ends before Memorial Day.
This will restore a full summer for Texas families and enable Texas businesses to grow while generating more tax revenues and creating more jobs. Find out more by watching our latest two-minute TRA News Now.