Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council HOME ABOUT TACC NEWS MEETINGS LEGISLATIVE MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES CAREER CENTER CONTACT US Charlie Award The Charlie Award for Cooperative Political Action These are cooperatives that have 100% of their directors and the general manager contribute a minimum of $100 each to TACC-PAC in one year, with the total contribution being a minimum of $1,000. The award is named in honor of former U.S. Congressman Charles Stenholm, who is credited with establishing TACC-PAC. Purpose With increasing pressure to find additional state funds for an ever-expanding Texas population and given the negative impacts of redistricting upon rural Texans, it is imperative that cooperatives rise to a new level of political participation and access. This new, aggressive program is a major step in that direction. State agricultural groups like the Texas Farm Bureau, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Texas Cattle Feeders Association are already at these levels. With this kind of commitment and money, they have also achieved exceptional levels of access, influence and domination for an ultimate good. Given the structure and grassroots nature of the industry, many leaders feel it is time for cooperatives to join in this level of political muscle. Qualifications A cooperative must contribute a minimum $1,000 in total and the general manager and each director of the organization must submit a minimum $100 contribution within a January 1-December 31 time frame. History The concept originated when the TACC Legislative and Governmental Affairs Committee took it upon themselves to conduct a four-year strategic plan in December 2001. One of the results of that meeting was the urgency to create such a mechanism to bring COOPERATIVE political action to a higher level. ALL-TIME Charlie Award Members Ag Producers Co-op – Bushland Associated Cotton Growers – Crosbyton Brownfield Farmers Co-op Station – Brownfield Dumas Co-op – Dumas EdCot Co-op Gin – Odem Farmers Cooperative Association – O’Donnell Floydada Co-op Gin – Floydada Gulf Compress – Corpus Christi Hereford Grain Corp – Hereford Lockney Co-op Gin – Lockney Northeast Texas Farmers Co-op – Sulphur Springs Planter’s Grain Cooperative – Odem Producers Cooperative Association – Bryan Producers Co-op Elevator – Floydada PYCO Industries, Inc. – Lubbock Slaton Co-op Gin – Slaton Smith Gin Co-op – Odem United Agricultural Cooperative – El Campo United Cotton Growers Co-op – Levelland Wall Co-op Gin – Wall Print our membership form that may be accessed from the link listed below. Send the completed form and all monies (cash and personal checks only) and contributor names and addresses to: Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council Political Action Committee (TACC-PAC) 1210 San Antonio Street, Suite 101 Austin, Texas 78701 or contact us at: (512) 450-0555 TACC-PAC Membership Form Loading... UPCOMING EVENTS December December 24-27: TACC Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday January January 13-14: TACC Farm Store Summit – Inn on Barons Creek, Fredericksburg January 19-21: TACC Board Chairs Conference – Inn on Barons Creek, Fredericksburg January 28-30: TACC Texas Academy in Cooperative Excellence (A.C.E.) – Inn on Barons Creek, Fredericksburg February February 15: TACC Director Development Program – Lubbock February 17: TACC Director Development Program – Virtual March March 13-15: TACC Joint Cooperative Meeting – Omni Hotel, Frisco 1210 San Antonio Street Suite 101 Austin, Texas 78701 512-450-0555 Facebook LinkedIn Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council, Website Built with WordPress.com.