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  • Hospitality Legislation

  • REMINDER: March 15, 2012 is the deadline to have your ADA compliant pool lift in place at your hotel.

    March 15, 2012 is the deadline to have your ADA compliant pool lift in place at your hotel. Please download the ADA Standards for Accessible Design here.

    Jan 25, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • HB 1 : Aggressive Cuts for Marketing Tourism…

    Today, the Texas Legislature filed the first draft of the Texas state budget as House Bill 1.  To address the anticipated $27 billion shortfall in the budget, HB 1 includes very aggressive cuts to every state agency.
    Impact on State Tourism Promotion Funding:  In this initial draft, HB 1 cuts the state tourism promotion funding by [...]

    Jan 19, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • URGENT CALL TO ACTION: STATE TOURISM FUNDING

    Many of you may have seen Labor Day press coverage of gubernatorial candidate Bill White calling for a zeroing-out of the state tourism budget.
    Since Mr. White first made his comments, the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association and the Texas Travel Industry Association have been in contact with his campaign and we are hopeful he will [...]

    Sep 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Healthcare Reform Law Update

    Healthcare Reform:  Law summary
    Basics
    The new law will require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a fine, beginning in 2014.  The law offers tax credits to help low-income individuals to buy coverage, and extends Medicare coverage to those earning up to 133% of the national poverty level ($14,404 for individuals, or $29,326 [...]

    Jul 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post