The answer is Yes. The generating function for $t_n$ is $$\sum_{n\geq 0} t_n x^n = \frac14\big(\frac{1+x}{\sqrt{1-6x+x^2}}-1\big).$$ Correspondingly, $$\sum_{n\geq 0} t_n x^n \equiv \frac{1+x}{\sqrt{1+x^2}}-1 \pmod{3}.$$ It follows that for $n>0$, $$t_n \equiv \binom{-1/2}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}\equiv (-1)^{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}\binom{2\lfloor n/2\rfloor}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}\pmod{3},$$ from where [Lucas' theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas%27s_theorem) gives the desired result.