Advocacy
Texas Retailers Association is a 501 (c)3 Organization that works to express the views of the retail industry to key legislators by mobilizing our membership to submit testimony provide meaningful data, and insight to proposals in policy and regulation. In front of the Texas Legislature, TRA represents more than 320,000 retail establishments and over 3.5 million jobs across the state. The association supports all levels of Texas retail including grocery stores, chains and single location small businesses. TRA’s goal is to keep Texas “retail-friendly” and ensure that legislative action is taken to protect business owners so that they can continue to employ hardworking Texans and serve communities across the great state of Texas. Find Your Representative87th Legislative Session Priorities (2021) Legislative PrioritiesIndustry Spokesperson Do you have working knowledge of the retail industry, examples of how legislation has affected your business, or retail establishment? Would you consider participating on behalf of the retail industry? Is your company a member of TRA? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you can be an industry spokesperson -- and we would like to hear from you! Become a Retail Industry SpokespersonArrange a Store Visit it is more important than ever to engage your elected officials (state and federal) with store tours and other opportunities to discuss the state and federal issues that matter most to you and your business. Making it local and bringing it home for them helps them see the impact of their actions, or in-actions. As we approach a very important election year in 2020, it’s important for you to educate them on the issues which matter most to you, as well as for you to know where they stand on our industry’s key issues. Let us know if you're interested in arranging a store visit/tour with your representative. We will schedule it for you and coordinate media coverage for the event. Store VisitSchedule Meetings with Legislators Do you want to visit some state representative offices and discuss your issues? Let us know and we would be happy to set that up and accompany you. Meet With Legislators |