Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2019

Saying that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature would discriminate against the LGBTQ community and hurt business, ASAE, along with others in the tourism, business, and association community, held a press conference to oppose it. The bill failed to pass during the 2017 legislative session and during a special summer session.

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Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2019

A coalition of business groups and convention and tourism leaders, which includes ASAE, is expressing concern that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature could weaken protections for the state’s LGBTQ workers. ASAE is opposed to legislation that would harm Texas’s reputation as a welcoming state.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 22, 2017

. “This year, ASAE devoted considerable time and resources to combat controversial anti-LGBTQ legislation in Texas. We opposed several version of this bill that would pre-empt existing anti-discrimination ordinances in cities like Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio that protect the community.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

W hen the Texas Society of Association Executives gathered in Houston earlier this month for the New Ideas Annual Conference , it was the first major event to take place in the city after Hurricane Harvey devastated Southern Texas with historic flooding. Photo courtesy of Kayla Prasek Photography.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.

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Associations Now

JUNE 9, 2017

The companies they work for range from M&M Farms in Berthoud, Colorado, to MillerCoors in Fort Worth, Texas. million Americans, according to the BI’s 2017 Beer Serves America study , which was released in May. Nearly 65,000 Americans work for brewers and importers, and more than 134,000 work for beer distributors.

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