Based in Austin, the Texas Restaurant Association is the leading state trade association representing the restaurant and food service industry. TRA has provided advocacy, education, workforce development, training, legal support, business solutions and benefits to the restaurant industry since 1937, while also heading the TRA Marketplace Tradeshow.

The group advocates on the national, state and local levels for Texas’ $52.4 billion food service industry, which spans more than 43,000 locations throughout the state, employing a workforce of 1.2 million.