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  CHAMBER ISSUES AND ACTION    
 

The Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is a “member-driven” organization that includes a number of committees and task forces. As the principal advocate of the local business community, the Chamber’s mission is to lead public and private interests in Brownsville to develop a climate in which business can create jobs and operate at a profit.

Local, state and federal issues come to the attention of the committees through the committee chairmen. In addition, to those resources, individual members, citizens, and elected officials themselves bring issues to the Chamber’s attention.

The Chamber draws upon those members who possess the necessary expertise to evaluate issues and report to the particular committee which then develops a recommendation for the Chamber’s Board of Directors.

Once the Board of Directors decides their position they begin to take action via the Governmental Affairs Committee.

Visit this page often for the latest updates on government actions that affect your business and the community on the local, state and national level.

Chamber Issues & Action

Date

Topic

Action

12/28/2006

Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 80th Legislative Agenda

04/20/2006

Extension of I-37 to the Rio Grande Valley

Resolution 2006-002

04/20/2006

BISD School Bond Issue

Resolution 2006-003

10/19/2006

The Secure Fence Act

Resolution 2006-005

01/18/2007

Downtown TIRZ

Resolution 2007-001

03/09/2007

I-69 Legislative Visits to Washington D.C. and Appropriations Request

Thank you letters to Congressmen regarding legislative visits and appropriations request

03/15/2007

HB 1837 Exemption of Chambers of Commerce from Ad Valorem Taxation

Resolution 2007-002

06/21/2007

Imagine Brownsville

Resolution 2007-003

05/14/2007

The Border Fence

Letter to Sen. John Cornyn

05/17/2007

The Border Fence

Story published in the Rio Grande Guardian regarding Chamber concerns over wall.

07/09/2007

The Border Fence

Letter to Chairman Price

03/07/2008

Letters to US Legislators asking for support for funding request - I-69

Letters to Legislators

01/15/2009

Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 81st Legislative Agenda

State Chamber Update
Visit the Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce to learn more about issues on the state level.

National Chamber Update
Visit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Issues Center to learn more about issues on the national level.
 

 


 

 

 
       
     
   
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