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A Look Back: Top Messenger Stories of 2025

State News | Messenger
Texas Legislative News

·        TPGA Refines Texas Chemical Storage Bill, Secures Industry Exemption

·        Texas Legislative Update: TPGA Priority Bills on the Move

·        TX Inventory Tax Break Passes as TX Approves Constitutional Amendments

·        Final Days of Session: Texas Tort Bill Fails

Regulatory News

·        TPGA Meets with Texas Department of Agriculture on Cylinder Sales Issue

·        Texas House Bill Proposes $6.2M for RRC Portals

·        RRC Proposes Rule Change on Military & Veteran Licensing

·        RRC Proposes New Fees for Propane Community Systems

·        Governor Orders DPS to Enforce English Proficiency for CDL Holders

·        DPS CDL Medical Certification Process Changing This Summer

·        TPGA Hosts FREE Cargo Tank Inspection Training Class


Flood & Emergency Response

·        TPGA Forms Hill Country Emergency Response Team

·        TPGA Establishes Consumer Hotline to Report Orphaned Propane Tanks

·        TPGA Surpasses Kerr County Flood Relief Goal

·        Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act: What It Means for LPG in Campgrounds After Flooding

Federal News | Messenger

Policy, Tax & Regulatory Climate

·        One Big Beautiful Bill, One Big Win for Small Business

·        Trump Administration Issues 10-for-1 Deregulation Order

·        White House Restores Steel, Aluminum, & Derivative Products Tariffs

·        LIHEAP Faces Uncertainty After Federal Cuts | TPGA Heads to D.C. to Fight for LIHEAP and Energy Choice | LIHEAP Funded

Energy, Appliances & Consumers

·        Federal Court Upholds DOE’s 95% Furnace Efficiency Rule

·        U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Ends Gas Stove Pursuit

Compliance

·        Federal Watch: Proposal Would Ease CFATS Burdens on Propane Storage

·        U.S. DOT PHMSA Issues Unsafe Cylinder Advisory

·        NPGA Secures Extension on Temperature Compensation Rule

·        Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Cancelled

Transportation & Workforce

·        CVSA Adds English Proficiency Rule to Driver Out-of-Service Criteria

·        NPGA Files Seasonal Hours of Service Petition With FMCSA

·        Winter Seasonal HOS Relief Denied, NPGA Advocacy Continues

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The start of a new year brings no shortage of questions for the propane industry—about risk, responsibility, and resilience. In the first issue of 2026, we take a look at the importance of compliance, winter related matters and other industry news.


• Compliance or Consequences: Why Leak Checks Must Come First — The Warning No Company Can Afford to Ignore
• ProCOT Pulse: Don’t Leave Your Company Exposed in 2026 — Act Now!
• The Math Behind Degree Days: The Cold Hard Facts
• Residential Heating Marketplace Snapshot: Texas
• Turning Price Complaints into Productive Conversations: A Helpful Guide for Propane Providers
• Winter Safety Meeting: Weather Communication & Company Expectations
• Help with Rising Costs of Education: Check Out the NPGA Scholarships
• PERC Looking Back & Looking Ahead: to a Year of Change
• A Look Back: The 1920s: Silent Films, Prohibition & Propane’s Early Rise
• Charting the Course: PERC’s 2026 Blueprint Unveiled
• Peak Season, Peak Risk: Avoiding Overtime Mistakes

Also, do not forget to check out our monthly departments: Inside the Industry, In Memoriam, and Propane with Purpose.

• ASM – American Standard
• BAM
• BLT Tanks
• CUI
• Energy Tech Solutions
• Fisk Tank Carrier Inc.
• Gas Equipment Company
• Insurors of Texas
• Lock America
• Lone Star Energy Group

• Longhorn Propane
• Marshall Young Insurance
• Meeder Equipment Co.
• METSA
• Nixon & Lindstrom Insurance
• Propane Service Corp.
• Quality Steel
• Tarantin Industries
• Targa Resources

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March 3-4, 2026 TPGA Board & Committee Meetings
Inn of the Hills Hotel & Conference Center

1001 Junction Hwy, Kerrville, TX 78028

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Schedule

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

9:00a - 10:00a Executive Committee Meeting

10:00a- 11:00a Finance Committee Meeting

11:00a-12:00p T & S Committee Meeting

12:00p-1:15p Lunch

1:30p - 2:30p Conference Committee Meeting

2:30p - 3:30p Flood Round Table

3:30p-4:30p Membership Committee

4:30p-5:30p Happy Hour

6:00p-8:00p TPGA Board Dinner 

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

9:00am – 11:00am TPGA Board Meeting

Agenda: Financials, RRC update, Meetings/Convention Update, Executive Director's Report, Flood Round Table Update, T&S Update, Old and New Business

RSVP required to attend.

Here are the details on how to make your hotel reservations:

Host Hotel: Inn of the Hills | 1001 Junction Highway | Kerrville, TX 78028

(Free on-site parking)

Room Block Rates | Breakfast Included

FULL hot breakfast buffet included with all rooms

Single $129 Double $139 Triple $149 Quad $159 (Rate based on # of people in the room)

Room Types:

Standard Café Rooms (King or Two Queens)

Poolside Cabana Rooms (King or Two Queens) — upgrade available at the same rate, based on availability

Room Block Dates

Check-in: Monday, March 2, 2026 | Check-out: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Reservation Cut-Off: Reservations must be made by Thursday, February 5, 2026, to receive the group rate.

December 31, 2025

National, Regional & State
Propane Price Update

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The Heating Season Isn’t Over — have ProCOT send Duty to Warn safety brochures to your Texas propane customers in early 2026.

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