New Braunfels Chamber Legislative Priorities Survey

The Chamber of Commerce's Government Affairs Committee, via a subcommittee, is working to recommend legislative priorities and advocacy activities to the Chamber Board of Directors for 2023.

The purpose of this survey is:

To formulate the chamber's legislative priorities for the 88th Legislative Session.
To provide useful data to help guide the chamber's advocacy efforts for the year.

As the voice of our business community, we want to hear from you on what you think are the most important policy issues.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

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* 1. Contact Information:

Name

Company

Email Address

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* 2. Do you live in the city limits of New Braunfels?

Yes

Unsure

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* 3. What county do you live in?

Comal County

Guadalupe County

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Is your business/workplace located in the city limits of New Braunfels?

Yes

Unsure

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* 5. What county is your business/workplace located in?

Comal County

Guadalupe County

I am not currently employed

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please identify your current employment status.

Business owner or sole proprietor

Executive leadership (CEO, C-suite, EVP, etc.)

Employed (other positions)

Not currently employed

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* 7. Please select the industry sector that best describes your business or place of employment.

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* 8. Please rate the following issues based on importance to your business.

	Very important	Fairly important	Important	Slightly important	Not important at all	No opinion
Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.)	Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.) Very important	Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.) Fairly important	Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.) Important	Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.) Slightly important	Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.) Not important at all	Economic development (incentive programs, skills development fund, etc.) No opinion
Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.)	Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.) Very important	Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.) Fairly important	Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.) Important	Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.) Slightly important	Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.) Not important at all	Healthcare (access, affordability, etc.) No opinion
Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment)	Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment) Very important	Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment) Fairly important	Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment) Important	Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment) Slightly important	Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment) Not important at all	Higher education (community college, workforce and skills alignment) No opinion
Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control)	Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control) Very important	Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control) Fairly important	Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control) Important	Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control) Slightly important	Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control) Not important at all	Public education (funding, accountability, student testing, career and technology, local control) No opinion
Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax)	Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax) Very important	Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax) Fairly important	Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax) Important	Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax) Slightly important	Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax) Not important at all	Taxation (franchise (margin) tax, inventory tax) No opinion
Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements)	Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements) Very important	Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements) Fairly important	Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements) Important	Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements) Slightly important	Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements) Not important at all	Transportation & infrastructure (funding, improved systems, safety, waterway, port and ship channel improvements) No opinion
Workforce (skills development, alignment)	Workforce (skills development, alignment) Very important	Workforce (skills development, alignment) Fairly important	Workforce (skills development, alignment) Important	Workforce (skills development, alignment) Slightly important	Workforce (skills development, alignment) Not important at all	Workforce (skills development, alignment) No opinion

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* 9. As it pertains to your business, are there any specific initiatives or bills you would like the chamber to consider supporting/opposing?

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* 10. How would you rate the City of New Braunfels' support of your business/organization's success?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

N/A

Would you like to expand?

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* 11. How would you rate the county's support of your business/organization's success?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

N/A

Would you like to expand?

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* 12. How would you rate the state's support of your business/organization's success?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

N/A

Would you like to expand?

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* 13. Would you be willing to visit with your elected representatives to support the chamber’s priorities?

Yes