In January 2011, a steering committee gathered to determine the feasibility of developing a non-profit organization under the laws of the State of Texas.

These trustees developed our Bylaws, Conflict of Interest policy, and other documents necessary to operate the Texas Basket Weavers Association. We received a 501(c)(3) charity status with the Internal Revenue Service, in August of 2011.

Once the TBWA was established,  we considered how and where we would hold our first annual conference. We decided to rotate the venues around the state and hold the conferences during mid-to-late January each year.

Our first conference was held in New Braunfels (between San Antonio and Austin) in 2012. This was a great success!

The second conference followed in 2013 in Mesquite (on the West side of Dallas). Now we were really growing!