2025 TCGA Summer Meeting Schedule
Sunday
June 22nd, 2025
3:00 – 5:00pm – Executive Committee Meeting (La Condesa Room)
5:30 – 7:30pm – Welcome Reception (TCGA Gin Members, Guests, and Sponsoring Associate Members Only) (La Vista Room)
Monday
June 23rd, 2025
8:00 – 9:30am Board Committee Meetings (Committee Members Only)
- Environmental Affairs – El Mirador C West
- Texas GinPac / Public Relations – El Mirador C East
- Insurance – El Mirador B East
- Safety – El Mirador A
- Utility Rates & Regulations – El Mirador B West
8:00 – 10:00am – Spouses Breakfast
(Come and Go)
(La Condesa)
10:00 – 11:30am – First General Session
(La Vista Room)
- Harvest Cost Endorsement (HCE) Process, Progress and Implications”, Matt Huie, South Texas producer from Beeville
- “Overview of Issues the National Cotton Council is Currently Engaged In”, Dr. Gary Adams, President and CEO of National Cotton Council
- “Update on the Cotton Chair at Texas A&M University”, Dr. Mike Buser, Professor, Endowed Chair in Cotton Engineering, and Mechanization (BAEN Department)
Afternoon Free for Recreational Activities.
Texas Independent Ginners’ Golf Tournament – All Attendees Invited!
Please Contact Vann Stewart at 325-647-3544 if you would like to play!Brackenridge Park Golf Course – $100 per player
2315 Avenue B, San Antonio, TX 782156:30 pm – Buckhorn Saloon and Museum + Texas Ranger Museum
Dinner, open bar and all museums open!
318 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Tuesday
June 24th, 2025
7:30 – 9:30am – Board Business Breakfast Meeting
(Board Members Only)
(La Vista Room)
10:00 – 11:30am – Second General Session
(La Vista Room)
- “HB 43 – How the Bill Could Positively Impact Agricultural Businesses Struggling from Years of Drought”, Rep. Stan Kitzman (R-Bellville), State Representative, District 85
- “Processing and Analyzing the Recently Completed Legislative Session and How it Will Impact Agriculture”, Lauren Fairbanks, Founder, Moontower Public Affairs located in Austin, Texas
- “Tariffs, International Policy and International Competitiveness in Cotton”, Dr. Darren Hudson, Combest Chair at Texas Tech University & Director, International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness