The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, already a force in city and county government, plans to take its lobbying efforts to Austin.
each recently stepped down amid complaints about the organizations’ waning influence, Gonzales is gearing up for a bigger venture.
“As you saw in this last election cycle, there’s a lot of discussion of the Hispanic vote,” Gonzales said. “We’re trying to come to the table and say, ‘Hey, you want the Hispanic vote? You need to pay attention to what our needs are, and these are the needs of this community.'”Gonzales is an Austin native who joined the SAHCC with little prior experience in business advocacy. Before joining the chamber, she served as the president and CEO ofAs an undergraduate at St.
In the upcoming legislative session, Gonzales once again hopes some creativity will help her navigate a landscape that’s perplexed her peers. headed into the session, which begins Jan. 10. Texas doesn’t currently have a statewide Hispanic chamber, so the THCCC will represent the interests of Hispanic chambers in at least 10 cities, including many that can’t afford to send representatives to Austin on their own.
It also includes an “economic competitiveness” section that broadly calls for opposing legislation that’s discriminatory. Gonzales gave the example of the state’s“You may hear that and think, ‘This is a social issue.’ … But that’s when my phone tends to ring the most,” she said. “You get people who see it on the news and don’t understand.
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