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 Water Smart
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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