During the 88th Texas Legislature, HB915 was signed requiring the Texas DPS to create a Workplace Violence Hotline. A poster was also created which provides employees information about their rights to report workplace violence and how to report instances to the Workplace Violence Hotline or to iWatch Texas. Please click this link to see this [...]
It is time once again to complete your cost survey for the 2025-2026 Ginning Season. This data is very important for TCGA, as we use it for comparing the various power companies, and for development of arguments in our rate cases. You can use this data to compare your operations efficiency to state averages. USDA [...]
We plan to publish the Cost Survey info this month. If you have not had the opportunity to provide the survey information, please take a minute and complete the Gin Cost Survey! This information is very important for TCGA staff as we represent you in utility cases and other matters. Access the survey at the [...]
The first District Meetings are coming up soon. We would like to report Cost Survey results at these meetings. We would appreciate you participating in this survey. This data is very important for TCGA, as we use it for comparing the various power companies, and for development of arguments in our rate cases. You can [...]
The Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) made the news again. It does not look like it is gone for good yet, but it may be headed in the right direction. The U.S. Treasury made an announcement on March 5 stating the following: The U.S. Treasury Dept will “not enforce any [...]
REMINDER - OSHA requires annual posting of injury and illness data. Cotton gins, grain, feed and processing facilities are required to complete the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) injury and illness record-keeping obligations by posting the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A) in each facility. OSHA requires the notice be displayed [...]
It is time once again to complete your cost survey for the 2024 Ginning Season. This data is very important for TCGA, as we use it for comparing the various power companies, and for development of arguments in our rate cases. You can use this data to compare your operations efficiency with other gins throughout [...]
We received notice from a few gin members that some of their growers are receiving scam phone calls regarding their PPP Loans. Apparently, the scammers are spoofing phone numbers that appear on caller ID as the local Sheriff's Office. The person tells them they are in violation of issues regarding their loan application and mentions [...]
The 2025 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) were published in the Federal Register on December 16. The new by state are shown below: For H2A payroll starting December 30th: TX current rate $15.55 new rate $15.79 inc 1.52% KS current rate $18.32 new rate $19.21 inc 4.63% For H2A payroll starting December 16th: [...]
There is a new TCEQ notification requirement for facilities with certain types of permits without an expiration date (open-ended), including certain Air Permits by Rule (PBR), Standard Permits (SP) and Tire Registrations. Companies with these types of permits must now report the operational status of the permitted facility annually to TCEQ. These are not the [...]
