The one-time grant was to provide aid for Texas cotton gins and others within the industry that suffered revenue losses due to the 2022 drought.
A $50 million cotton infrastructure Agriculture Disaster Relief Grant Rider was not included in the final budget and supplemental adopted by the Texas Legislature, according to a recent Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., release.
The request for the 2022 crop relief grant was denied despite the approval of a $321.3 billion budget for the biennium as the legislature adjourned Sine Die (with no appointed date for resumption) over the Memorial Day weekend, the release stated.
PCG CEO Kody Bessent expressed his appreciation of the “valiant effort” of many to try to secure the funds.
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