Author Archives: Don Johnson

If you are claiming a sales tax exemption on electricity used in the production of agricultural or timber products, you must renew your exemption by December 31 through the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Otherwise, the co-op will be required to charge sales tax beginning in January. Texas Agriculture and Timber Registration Numbers […]

Thursday Thursday Thursday! It is finally here, the TVEC Annual Membership Meeting, with a light dinner served at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7. Come on out to the Canton Civic Center to chat with TVEC employees about any questions you may have, find out results from this year’s director election, hear from […]

Update: as of 7 p.m. all systems are back up and running.   Thanks again for your patience. The TVEC IT team will be performing system maintenance and updates beginning at 5:15 p.m. this evening, Oct.3.   This will temporarily affect TVEC member account access until updates are complete. The activity should take less than […]

We are counting down the days to the TVEC Annual Membership Meeting October 10 at the Canton Civic Center. Festivities start at 6 p.m. with a light dinner and TVEC employees on hand to discuss technology solutions, energy efficiency, educational programs and to answer your co-op questions. The business meeting will get underway at 7 […]

Happy First Day of Fall, y’all. No, it doesn’t feel like fall quite yet, but with high temps in the low 90s instead of the high 90s and pumpkin spice everything available, we just have to go with it. For those of you in the Winners Circle area, TVEC contractor OSMOSE will be conducting underground […]

As a cooperative we focus on serving members through the Seven Cooperative Principles, including Principal #2, Democratic Member Control. To accomplish that, we have the responsibility to conduct our director election in a way that is in compliance with TVEC bylaws, provides a secure and trustworthy result, and allows participation by all members. The original […]

Why was my magazine late this month? We’ve had a few questions regarding the mailing of the September Texas Co-op Power magazines, which includes director election ballots. We have confirmed that magazines with ballots were mailed to all TVEC members from Dallas (where they are printed) on September 10, in accordance with the election timeline […]

It was a busy Sunday evening for TVEC crews after a large tree broke two poles and knocked lines to the ground in the Berryville area north of Frankston. Repairs took longer than expected, but thank you to everyone for your patience on a hot evening while the crews worked to get things back in […]

With the board election underway, I have received several questions from members regarding incorrect information about the Co-op that I can address with accurate information. Board Compensation: With the board election in progress, members have inquired about how much board members are paid. We have created a page on tvec.net detailing the board’s compensation. Business […]

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September Texas Co-op Power Magazine and Director Election Ballot September is here, but your Texas Co-op Power magazine is not in the mailbox just yet. The September issue contains candidate information, official ballots and postage-paid envelopes for this year’s election for the TVEC Board of directors. The dates of the election, as required by TVEC […]

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