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Texas Package Stores Association Greetings from TPSA President Austin Keith Welcome to the 68th Annual Texas Package Stores Association Convention & Trade Show! On behalf of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and our members, we enthusiastically welcome you to San Antonio. We just wrapped up one of the toughest legislative sessions in TPSA history. In January, as we went into the 84th Legislative Session, we knew it would be eventful. We managed to defeat a number of bad bills throughout the legislative session and were able to pass two important bills for the package store industry. $VDQDVVRFLDWLRQZHKDGPDQ\DFFRPSOLVKPHQWV0HPEHUVKLSLQFUHDVHGVLJQL¿FDQWO\ZLWKPRUH participation in grassroots events. Permittees around the state recognize that TPSA is committed to working within the regulatory framework to promote responsibility at the retail level. It is my pleasure to invite you to join TPSA – the voice for package stores in Texas. It is an exciting time for the Texas Package Stores Association as we continue to grow and adapt, remain motivated and responsive. The industry is confronting a time of many changes and challenges, but we are meeting these trials and tribulations head-on and continue to excel. We should all be very proud of where we are today and excited about where we are headed. As President of the TPSA, I would like to congratulate Jamie Whittington on her retirement as Executive Secretary at the end of the year. The Executive Committee, Board of Directors and myself would like to convey our gratitude for her 25 years of meritorious services to this association. She will leave a legacy behind that will be forever valued. I hope each of you will take a moment to wish Jamie a blessed retirement. I want to thank the many wholesalers, suppliers and representatives who support TPSA as associate members and as hosts of various convention functions. Much of our success is due to their support. Again, welcome to the 68th Annual TPSA Convention & Trade Show. You are our greatest asset and we could not accomplish what we do without your support. I hope you enjoy all the wonderful things our show has to offer and you will take away a better understanding of the products, companies and issues we will discuss over the next two days. TPSA is committed to promoting our motto “we support those who support us!“ 2015 TPSA Covention-3