Resource Links:

COVID-19 Resources

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Alien Labor Certification
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
​Texas Government
Texas Legislature Online
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

WATER  RESOURCES
Earth Kind
Texas ET Network
Water Reservoir Level Monitor
​Clean WateR3

AIR RESOURCES
Information on Ground Ozone Levels
Air Pollution and Plant Life

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LANDSCAPING PERMITS
Air Permits
Air Permits by Rule
Landscape Irrigator Licensing
Pesticide Applicator
Petroleum Storage Tank Registration

NURSERY - GREENHOUSE - FLORIST
Industrial Wastewater and Storm Water Regulations
Nursery/Floral Inspection Certificate

H-2B
H-2B online advertising rule - Effective December 16, 2019
Job Postings on DOL for H-2B

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PEST/DISEASE
Boxwood Blight
Rose Rosette
Integrated Pest Management/IPM
Whitefly Management System
Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphornia citri Kuwayama
Cycad Aulacaspis Scale
Pink hibiscus mealybug in Texas
P. ramorum hosts
Box Tree Moth - Fact Sheet, Lookalikes, Powerpoint

REGULATORY
Handbook for Employers (Instructions for completing I-9 form)
Agricultural Employers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Information Sheet
​Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative
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SAFETY
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Risk Management Agency (RMA)
Texas Department of Transportation(TxDot)
English/Spanish Safety Pamphlets

RESEARCH
Ellison Chair in International Floriculture
AmericanHort Research Institute
​Aggie Horticulture
​Plant Trials Database
​AggieTurf

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​TAXATION
Landscape Contractor Texas Tax Requirements
Nursery Producer (See Sec.11.16.Farm Products. and Sec. 11.161 Implements of Husbandry)
Attorney General's Opinion re: nursery producers & ad valorem taxes
Texas Comptroller
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)

​TEXAS SUPERSTAR
Superstar Plant Varieties
Best of Texas Landscape Guide
Texas Superstar Brochure

​UNIVERSITIES
Houston Community College
Richland College
​Sam Houston State University
Stephen F. Austin University
Tarrant County Junior College
Texas A&M University 
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas State University-San Marcos
Texas Tech University

GROWER RESOURCES
Let's Grow: A greenhouse scenario modeling system
Virtual Grower 3: More greenhouse modeling options
Clear Sky Calculator: Radiation intensity calculator
DLI Suntracker: Outdoor DLI measurement
Design Lights Consortium: Non-profit horticulture lighting resource
Clean Water 3: Irrigation water quality resource
E-Gro: Online grower resources, including weekly newsletter with diagnostic solutions

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