East Texas Chapter - Texas Restaurant Association

🎉 Congratulations to Jeff Johnston of Chick-fil-A on being nominated for the Outstanding Restaurateur Award!

Jeff’s commitment to excellence and service has made a lasting impact on the East Texas restaurant community. Join us in congratulating him and cheering him on at the Texas Restaurant Awards! 👏🏆

✨ Join us this weekend at the 2026 Texas Restaurant Show & Texas Restaurant Awards in San Antonio!

Celebrate the outstanding leaders who are shaping our industry while exploring the latest food, beverage, equipment, technology, and business solutions at Texas’ largest restaurant industry event.

🎟️ Restaurant and bar operators: If you’re a TRA member, registration is complimentary. Not a member?
-Email us for a complimentary registration code and come experience everything the Texas Restaurant Association has to offer. ([email protected])

📅 Texas Restaurant Show: Sunday & Monday, July 12–13
(tickets: https://fthr-content.txrestaurant.org/Show26social)

And stay updated at the Show by downloading our app! https://TRS2026.mobile.mapyourshow.com

🏆 Texas Restaurant Awards: Sunday evening
(tickets: https://tinyurl.com/wztp25ph)

We hope to see you there!

East Texas restaurant and hospitality professionals — have you checked out the education lineup for the 2026 Texas Restaurant Show?

This year’s sessions are packed with insights and practical strategies covering the topics that matter most to our industry, including leadership, workforce development, operations, marketing, technology, and profitability.

📅 July 12-13, 2026
📍 San Antonio, Texas

𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 & 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄!

View the Education Session Lineup:
https://trs2026.mapyourshow.com/8_0/explore/session-gallery.cfm

Secure Your Show Badge:
https://www.txrestaurantshow.com/attend

Download the Texas Restaurant Show App:
https://trs2026.mobile.mapyourshow.com/

Not a member? Know a fellow restaurant or bar operator who should attend? Email [email protected] to secure a complimentary pass.

If you have questions about the Show, your membership, or how to get more involved with TRA, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

🎉𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝑼𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 2026 𝑻𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒐! 🎉

The biggest restaurant and hospitality event in Texas is back, bringing together operators, industry leaders, innovative products, education, and networking opportunities all under one roof.

Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas, new solutions, or valuable industry connections, the Texas Restaurant Show is where Texas hospitality comes together.

✅ FREE registration for TRA Restaurant & Bar Operator Members

📍 San Antonio, Texas
📅 July 12-13, 2026
Register here: https://txrestaurantshow.com/Show/Show/Attend/Attend.aspx

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧@𝐭𝐱𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭.𝐨𝐫𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

Who’s planning to join us in San Antonio? Let us know below! 👇

Texas Restaurant Association