Rules in Texas & TNLA Response
As the days go by State, Local and City Disaster Declaration Ordinances continue to be amended. Listed are the current regulations across the State. To help mitigate these updated rules and regulations to keep our member's businesses "essential" TNLA has drafted a variety of letters in support of our member's companies. Share these letters with your local elected officials and make sure they understand that the federal government recommends your company should be considered “essential business.”
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If you are in a new "Stay-At-Home" Order

We have provided some important letter templates for members to download and modify to send to your local officials to help defend that your business is "essential" and should remain open. Click here to download these templates. Members, be sure to gain a full understanding of the Disaster Declaration Order for your area and then reach out to your local officials by utilizing these letters as they are important steps YOU need to act on NOW to help avoid being on lockdown!

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announced Statewide Essential Business Order
​April 1, 2020

According to the order, all businesses designated by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security CISA Guidance Memo 2.0 are all essential business.  The Texas list designating them as such can be found here: www.tdem.texas.gov/essential

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Guidance Memo 2.0 can be located here.  Importantly, this list specifically includes:
 
  • Farmers, farm workers, support service workers, and their supplier employees to include those engaged in producing and harvesting field crops; commodity inspection; fuel ethanol facilities; biodiesel and renewable diesel facilities; storage facilities; and other agricultural inputs.
  • Employees of companies engaged in the production, storage, transport, and distribution of chemicals, medicines, vaccines, and other substances used by the food and agriculture industry, including seeds, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, minerals, enrichments, and other agricultural production aids
  • Workers such as plumbers, electricians, exterminators, builders, contractors, HVAC Technicians, landscapers, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences, businesses and buildings such as hospitals, senior living facilities, any temporary construction required to support COVID-19 response

Sample Letters to Download, Modify & Share with Local Officials:

Texas State Comptroller's Office COVID-19 Assistance: 

Texas Comptroller is here to offer assistance to those businesses that are struggling to pay the full amount of sales taxes they collected in February. 

For businesses that find themselves in this situation, the agency is offering assistance in the form of short-term payment agreements and, in most instances, waivers of penalties and interest.
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They ask that you contact our Enforcement Hotline at 800-252-8880 to learn about your options for remaining in compliance and avoiding interest and late fees on taxes due.

Representing Member's Interest on a Federal, State and Local Level Listing Green Industry as "Essential Businesses"

TNLA has been in contact with a variety of Government representatives, below is a list of letter we have sent out to advocate and take a stand on behalf of our members, we are here Working For You!
View the latest letters sent to Government Officials:

Ordinances Across the State

TNLA is working fast to reach out to all local municipalities to review their latest Disaster Declaration Orders, below is a the a current as we know right now. Continue to check back as we receive new and up to date information.