Coastal Bend Chapter - Texas Restaurant Association

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵… 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱. 👀

Not of bad luck. And definitely not of legislation.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 already... 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 that hit your bottom line every single day. The good news? We don’t sit back and hope for luck. 𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞.

At this year’s Public Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., we’re calling on our local chapters to 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. When lawmakers hear directly from operators, it makes an impact. Your story is powerful — and it matters.

Our 2026 advocacy priorities focus on three critical issues:

• Lowering swipe fees through the Credit Card Competition Act
• Advancing meaningful immigration solutions to stabilize our workforce
• Protecting USMCA to maintain affordable, reliable North American supply chains

This is the work the Texas Restaurant Association leads every day — but 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿.

So on this Friday the 13th, don’t fear the headlines. Join us in D.C., 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, and help shape the future of our industry.

𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮: https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=852362