News Archive
May 2022
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May 11
2022
WASHINGTON, DC - Out of 80 teams from across the country, Team Texas from Ben Barber Innovation Academy earned first place in the restaurant management competition at the 2022 National ProStart Invitational (NPSI). The two-day competition was hosted...
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May 4
2022
AUSTIN, TX (MAY 4, 2022) – The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) will present the 2022 Texas Restaurant Show, (formerly TRA Marketplace), July 9-11, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (650 S Griffin St., Dallas,...
Apr 2022
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Apr 28
2022
MANSFIELD, TX – April 28, 2022 – Mansfield's own Ben Barber Innovation Academy will represent Texas at the premier national high school culinary arts and restaurant management competition in Washington, D.C., on May 6-8, where they will join over 80...
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Apr 19
2022
Highlight of Texas Restaurant Show invites guests to eat and drink Texas' best as the state's most-recognized chefs and mixologists compete for People's Favorite, all benefitting the Texas Restaruant Foundation at the legendary Gilley's Dallas...
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Apr 7
2022
AUSTIN, TX (April 7, 2022) – On April 7, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) announced that they would partner to promote TABC’s certification course on alcohol delivery safety. The Texas Responsible...
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Apr 4
2022
AUSTIN, TX (April 4, 2022) – On Monday, April 4, Texas Restaurant Association President and CEO Dr. Emily Williams Knight and Chief Public Affairs Officer Kelsey Erickson Streufert will embark on a thousand-mile grassroots tour of Texas to meet with...
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Apr 3
2022
FRISCO, Texas (March 28, 2022) – Talented high school students currently studying the business and art of food came together to compete at the anticipated 2022 Texas ProStart Invitational, held March 25-27, in Frisco, Texas. Beloved by participants...
Mar 2022
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Mar 30
2022
AUSTIN, Texas (March 30, 2022) – Texas restaurants can only thrive when they are fully staffed by knowledgeable, skilled teams. Current recruitment challenges in the hospitality industry are threatening rebuilding efforts, forcing owners and...
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Mar 9
2022
Statement from the Texas Restaurant Association Today it became clear that Congress is walking away from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), leaving over 12,000 Texas restaurants who have been waiting for help to pick up the pieces for...
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Mar 7
2022
AUSTIN, TX (March 7, 2022) – The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) is thrilled to welcome South by Southwest (SXSW) back to the bars, restaurants, venues, and streets of Austin that have nurtured and defined it for 35 years. The festival, which...
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Mar 4
2022
The Texas Restaurant Association is pleased to announce their latest Preferred Partner, SPERE Corp. SPERE Corp, a preferred partner with the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA), offers unique savings opportunities to TRA members by helping improve...
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Mar 2
2022
AUSTIN, TX (March 2, 2022) – Today, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) officially launches Come and Drink It TX, a statewide celebration of the homegrown restaurants and bars whose grit, innovation, and sheer deliciousness have fueled their...