The Texas Christian Chamber of Commerce – originally established as the Katy Christian Chamber of Commerce – has announced its new name, a new board of directors and a new website. In a March 30 news release, Executive Director Erica Scardino announced that the organization will now be known as the “Texas United Christian Chamber of Commerce.” “This change was made following guidance from our intellectual property and business attorneys to secure a name that is distinct, protectable, and positioned for statewide and national recognition,” Scardino said in the release. “But make no mistake—nothing about our mission has changed. Only the strength of our position has increased.” In 2025 the chamber announced its expansion plans, concentrating on the “greater commerce triangle” area of Texas, to include Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth, serving members with state-level partnerships. Over the past several months, the chamber has been working behind the scenes to prepare for what’s next -- transitioning from a local chamber of 300–400 members into a scalable, statewide infrastructure capable of serving thousands requires serious planning, systems, and structural redesign. Its goal is 1,250 active members in Houston by the end of 2026. Scardino outlined new programming planned for chamber members, in addition to in-person mixers returning in the second quarter of the year: · Quarterly “Faith & Business Series” · Monthly coaching opportunities including “Transformation Tuesdays” with Kiki Clark and “Wisdom Wednesdays” with Stan Goss A new website has been launched -- TXUnited.org – and the chamber has invested in AI- powered “Smart Matching Technology” that will fundamentally change how members connect, Scardino said. In the news release, Scardino also announced two new partnerships for the chamber: · Hope Media Partnership: an on-air campaign with Hope Media expected to launch by the end of April · High Capacity Texas, anexecutive leadership program in partnership with John Maxwell, will launch in the fall. Designed for high-level leaders across Texas, this program will deliver elite development in faith and personal growth, leadership and business growth. Learn more: highcapacitytexas.com

A new 2026 advisory leadership board was also revealed, including Texas FFA Foundation Director Aaron Alejandro, Nicole Baldwin from Blue Bird Realty, The One Studio CEO Amber Butaud, Simmons & Fletcher Law partner Paul Cannon, Lumen Institute National Chaplain Fr. Nathaniel Haslam, YMCA of Greater Houston CEO Stephen Ives, Tinder VP of Finance Michael Kurt, Tognietti Group CEO Terry Tognietta, Goya Foods Texas PR Executive Director Mayte Weitzman, and First Liberty Institute Ministry Relations Development Officer Clark Whitley. Scardino announced that Paul Kurt, wo remains the active Chair of the chamber’s Governing Board, is out of the hospital and “is working hard to get back into fighting shape” following a skiing accident in December. Kurt will continue to work with the chamber in 2026, she said.