For the cover story of the October issue of Texas Propane magazine, we review recent data from the Gray, Gray & Gray propane industry survey. This survey offers valuable insights into propane company expenses, labor, pay, employee and customer retention, and operations.

In the second feature for October, learn how your local high schools and trade schools can receive up to $10,000 for introducing a propane curriculum.

Additionally, we are proud to announce our scholarship winners for 2024. Discover who won, their accolades, and what lies ahead for them.

Moreover, $25 million has just become available for Texas fleets, including propane marketer fleets, to replace their diesel bobtails, buses, and vehicles with cleaner propane alternatives.

That’s not all. Check out our favorite departments: Propane Inside the Industry, People in Propane, and Propane with Purpose, for more industry news.

• ASM- American Standard
• BAM Propane
• Bergquist
• BLT Tanks
• CUI
• Fisk Tank Carrier Inc.
• Gas Equipment Company
• Insurance Company of the West
• Insurors of Texas
• Legacy Energy Consulting
• Lock America
• Lone Star Energy Group

• Longhorn Propane
• Marshall Young Insurance
• Meeder Equipment Co.
• METSA
• Nixon & Lindstrom Insurance
• OmegaFlex/TracPipe CounterStrike
• Propane Plus LLC
• Propane Service Corporation
• Quality Steel
• Tarantin Industries
• Warm Thoughts Communications

Join us on October 1 & 2, 2024, for the TPGA Board & Annual Business Meeting, which will be held in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Where: Inn on Baron's Creek

308 W. Washington St.

Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

Parking: Free and complimentary

Schedule

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

• 9:00 am - 11:00 am - Executive Committee Meeting

(Executive Session 9:00 am to10:00 am)

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Finance Committee Meeting

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Cooper's BBQ sponsored by CUI & Allstar Fuel

• 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Technical & Standard Meeting

• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Meetings and Convention Planning Meeting

• 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Nominating Committee Meeting

• 5:15 pm - Walk to Happy Hour & Dinner 

• 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Happy Hour

• 6:30 pm - Dinner at Mamacitas Restaurant, sponsored by Otodata

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

• 9:00 am – 11:00 am TPGA Board & Annual Business Meeting

with Special Guests, New AFS Director, Karely Bisbano

and Oversight & Safety Division's April Richardson

Agenda: Propane Industry Updates, Technical & Standards, RRC Update, Meetings/Convention Update, Executive Director's Report, Old and New Business, Officer Swear-In

Attendance

• Meetings: Open to all TPGA members
• RSVP: Required for seating and space accommodations

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Day 1 Coffee Break: Buster Brown Propane
• Day 2 Coffee Break: Targa Resources
• Lunch CUI & Allstar Fuel/Fred Garrison Oil Co.
• Dinner is sponsored by Otodata

Save the Dates: October 7 & 8, 2024

National Propane Day

National Propane Day is Monday, October 7, 2024, but the celebration doesn’t stop there!

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, beginning at 6 a.m. ET, the national morning show FOX & Friends will feature a temporary set outfitted with propane applications reflecting the 2024 National Propane Day theme, Entertain with Propane. Keep checking the official National Propane Day website for specific times to catch Energy for Everyone in action.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) added FOX & Friends graphics for social media and a short blurb about National Propane Day for inclusion in newsletters to the National Propane Day toolkit. You can access the toolkit by clicking on Propane Day resources.

PERC has also created a website specifically for your customers to learn how to get involved and celebrate National Propane Day. In your communications, direct customers to propane.com/nationalpropaneday to raise awareness of National Propane Day in your community.

With 50 states, it's not very often that the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) comes to Texas for a board meeting; register today for the 2024 Fall Board of Directors & Related Committee Meetings, which are open to ALL NPGA Members.

October 7-9, 2024

Omni La Mansión del Rio

112 College Street

San Antonio, TX 78205 

Highlights:

• Propane Supply & Logistics Committee with Rusty Braziel, President & CEO, RBN Energy, and Bruce Leonard, VP NGL Marketing & Supply, Targa 
• Member Services Committee panel discussion on Data & Analytics, featuring NPGA Services Section members.
• Guest Speaker Adrian Calcaneo, VP of Energy & Feedstocks/LPG, NGL, & Naphtha, OPIS
• Young Professional Council Meeting & Cocktail Evening
• Propane, Politics, & Coffee with U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23).

Schedule Overview

October 7-8, 2024

Committee & Section Meetings & Related Events

October 9, 2024

NPGA Board of Directors Meeting 

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