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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
2020Thinking 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
2020Generous 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
2020The 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 3
2020About $1 billion in tax credits are claimed each year under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. Sadly, many restaurants and lodging businesses are unaware of the program or simply don’t take advantage of it. WOTC was founded in 1996 by...
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Nov 2
2020Restaurants 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
2020Even 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...
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Oct 13
2020AUSTIN, TX (October 13, 2020) – The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) is proud to announce its Officers and new Directors for the upcoming year. The current board met in San Antonio last week and approved 30 new Directors representing every facet...
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Oct 3
2020Restaurateurs, guests may be able to safely eat away from home after months of staying in, but they’ll need to feel safe to make it a regular practice. While your restaurants operate according to state and local COVID-19 guidelines, everyone plays a...
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Sep 22
2020In an effort to help those impacted by a pandemic-battered economy, the Texas Conference for Women has donated $177,500 to women-owned restaurants across the state in an initiative with the Texas Restaurant Association. As a result, 71 women-owned...
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Sep 18
2020(Austin, TX) For months, some local elected officials have labeled restaurants and other foodservice businesses as risky and even dangerous locations for COVID-19 exposure, without any data from local health authorities to support that claim. Texas...
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Sep 14
2020TRA Statement on Centers for Disease Control Publication “Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities” Now, more than ever, it is essential that the public...