Tentative Agenda
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Breakfast on Your Own
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: Cooperative Fundamentals, Legacy and Economic Impact (913.1)
NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: Navigating in the Era of Uncertainty (926.1)
Noon
Lunch for Workshop Participants
Evening on Your Own
Monday, August 3, 2026
Breakfast on Your Own
7:00 a.m.
Member Registration Open
TEC Showcase and TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open
26th Annual Legislative Advocacy Golf Tournament
The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio
Check in, breakfast, and practice at 7:00 a.m.
Shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: Conversation Skills Outside the Boardroom (943.1)
NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: The Board's Role in Safety (988.1)
Noon
Lunch for Workshop Participants
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Evening on Your Own
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Member Registration Open
TEC Showcase and TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open
Membership Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Convene
Invocation
Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
TEC and Industry Update
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives
10:00 a.m.
TREWA and Spouse Program
10:00 a.m.
General Session
Global Energy Markets' Impact on Rural Texas
Michael Webber, Sid Richardson Chair, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Battery Storage and VPP Integration
Donnie Clary, President and CEO, Coserv
Zach Dell, Co-Founder and CEO, Base Power
Darren Schauer, General Manager/CEO, GVEC
Noon
Rural Friends Lunch
Special Guest Speaker
1:30 p.m.
General Session
2026 Youth Leadership Council Speech
Practical Applications of AI
Government Relations Update
Julia Harvey, VP, Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
PUC Update
Adjourn
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The TEC Open - Dinner & Golf
Mini Golf, Golf Simulators & Dinner
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
TEC Showcase and TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open
Breakfast Pastries
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Reconvene
TEC Chairman's Report
Bryan Wood, Chair, TEC Board of Directors, Deep East EC
Recognition of Retiring Managers
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Report
Corey Parr, COO, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange
CoBank Report
Dean Church, Vice President Electric Distribution, CoBank
Touchstone Energy Update
Jana Adams, Executive Director, Touchstone Energy
CFC Report
Kendall Montgomery, CFC Director, General Manager/CEO, CFC
NRTC Report
Curtis Knobloch, CEO, NRTC
9:40 a.m.
Election of TEC Board of Directors
10:00 a.m.
TREWA Report
Rachel Ford, TREWA Board President, Human Resources Manager, Comanche EC
KEYNOTE
11:15 a.m.
Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes/ Adjourn