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      • LGTH Marketing Tool Kit
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​Texas Green Industry


The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association places the success of member businesses into action by taking on all the public policy issues relevant to the Texas green industry.  We advocate in the Capitol by helping policymakers to consider the needs of our member companies.  Our staff and members serve as agency stakeholders and hold in-person meetings with lawmakers year-round to make sure the voice of the Green Industry is loud and clear.  In our efforts, we make sure policymakers understand not simply just our business needs but, also how the success of our industry provides public policy solutions by growing a healthier and more beautiful Texas. 

The following are some of the many issues TNLA advocates on:
 

Securing a Workforce
The need for labor and general workforce is the biggest issue facing our industry.  Whether it is securing our member’s access to H-2B & H-2A, advancing youth green industry certification, or training the justice-involved community, our association is at the forefront of advocating for solutions to the ongoing labor shortage.  Our members and staff participate in national fly-ins to D.C. to urge cap relief for H-2B, and push for access to the H-2A program.  TNLA staff work with the Texas Education Agency and local school officials to expand early access and exposure to our industry by promoting our industry certifications.  We also ensure the justice-involved populations in state correctional facilities have access to industry-based education in order to provide labor post-release and help reduce recidivism. 
 
Water Availability & Infrastructure
We can’t have a green industry in Texas without growers having the necessary water to produce their crops and consumers having accessible & affordable water resources to sustain plant life.  TNLA makes sure policymakers are focused on providing water for current consumers and the generations of Texans to come.  From our spearheading the Texas Water Smart initiatives to participating in state agency stakeholder meetings, TNLA advocates to guarantee water resources for the Texas green industry. 
 
Business Friendly Regulatory Environment
Texas is the best state to do business for good reason! TNLA fights for policy to provide fair and predictable regulations for our member companies.  Everything from pushing for reasonable taxes, common-sense plant regulations, limiting employer mandates, keeping fair licensing requirements, and protecting responsible chemical use are issues on which we remain constantly engaged.  
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Issues:
  • TNLA Signs Letter to Congress Defend Ag Tax Tools
  • 2021 H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act
  • Download the TNLA 87th Legislative Mid-Session Briefing
  • Download Letter from TNLA requesting variances on local code for Tree size designations
  • Texas Department of Agriculture Adopts Hemp Regulations
  • Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Ordinances
  • TDA Self-Evaluation Report for Sunset Review
  • EPA Changes Standards for Certain Pesticide Applicators
  • FEWA Easy to Use I-9 Compliance Checklist
  • U.S. DOL to Investigate Landscape Industry Employers Use of H-2B Program​​
  • ​Fight for More H-2B Visas, Click here to view Joint Letter to President Biden.
Pest & Disease:
  • TDA Approved EAB Treatments Manual
  • ​Guidelines for Complying with Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine
  • Stop Fire Ant Distribution Channels
  • Fusarium Wilt and the Palm Quarantine
  • Pest and Disease Alerts
  • Citrus Greening Invades Parts of Texas
  • The Threat of Emerald Ash Borer
  • Preventing Oak Wilt
  • Citrus Canker Quarantine Expands






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