In 1951, business leaders in the ready-mixed concrete industry decided there was a greater strength in numbers and established the Texas Ready Mixed Concrete Association. A year later; the Texas Aggregates Association was organized. After operating for 22 years as a joint effort, with shared office and staff the two groups consolidated in 1974 as the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association (TACA). The Association speaks for all forms of aggregate, concrete, cement, admixtures, fly ash and construction material producers and allied industries in a united effort.