News: TRA
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Jan 11
2021
AUSTIN, TX (January 11, 2021) – Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) has partnered with TransPecos Banks, a Texas state savings bank headquartered in San Antonio, to be the exclusive source for restaurant owners to obtain First and Second draw...
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Jan 11
2021
DoorDash’s latest Main Street Strong effort will support restaurants as they continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. DoorDash today announced details of its expanded grant program to help Texas restaurants through a direct contribution to the...
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Jan 7
2021
AUSTIN – Today, Senator Kelly Hancock and Representative Charlie Geren filed SB 298 / HB 1094 to make permanent Governor Abbott’s emergency waiver allowing restaurants to safely sell alcohol with pickup and delivery food orders. The Texas Restaurant...
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Jan 7
2021
AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has leaned in to support the recovery of the $70B Texas restaurant industry. Restaurants in Texas have been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 10,000 restaurants closed permanently and...
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Dec 21
2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – Today, Congress unveiled a $900 billion bill to provide short-term economic relief to families and businesses that have been devastated by COVID-19. The plan includes several items that will help restaurants...
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Dec 10
2020
Treat your foodie loved ones to gifts straight from Texas restaurants. The TRA staff has compiled the list below of fun, unique gifts directly from Texas restaurants. If you are looking for gift cards from restaurants, click here! There is something...
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Dec 3
2020
(San Antonio, Texas) – Building on already enhanced safeguards, Boudro’s Texas Bistro announces today it has incorporated the use of IVP Mobile Indoor Air Filters. The IVP Air heated filtration system is an affordable, mobile, plug-and-purify...
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Dec 2
2020
Thinking about switching payroll providers? A quarter of small business owners are shopping for a payroll provider near the end of the year. Some are fed up with the bad service they’ve received. Others are frustrated by payroll platforms not...
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Nov 23
2020
Generous Texans and Local Restaurants Helping to Feed Youth and Families in Need During the Holidays (AUSTIN) - Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Holiday Comfort Food Care Package (CFCP) program, in partnership with the Texas Restaurant...
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Nov 11
2020
The recent Stanford/Northwestern study rightfully concludes that disadvantage groups are experiencing worse outcomes from COVID-19 and that policymakers should address this disparate impact. However, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) has very ...
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Nov 2
2020
Restaurants and other local businesses have been put in an impossible situation in El Paso, where they’re receiving closure orders and court summonses under a local order that our state law and the Attorney General declare to be invalid. If they...
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Oct 19
2020
Even during a crisis that has decimated the restaurant and hospitality industry, partners and suppliers continue to go above and beyond to support the unique and independent restaurants of Texas. From October 12 to November 6, 2020, Mission...