TITLE: Congratulating Mario G. Medina on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Mario G. Medina on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Mario G. Medina of San Antonio is retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation in 2013, drawing to a close a notable career with that agency that has spanned nearly three decades; and WHEREAS, A native of Laredo, Mr. Medina earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1986, but he began his career with TxDOT while he was still a student, working five summers in the Laredo area office; after his graduation, he joined the agency full-time and worked with the design division until 2002, when he became a manager in the consultant contract office; he went on to serve as multimodal section director in the transportation planning and programming division, working on railroad planning and safety, pedestrian and bicycle planning, and state sponsorship of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; and WHEREAS, In 2006, Mr. Medina became the district engineer in Laredo, where he was responsible for a variety of transportation projects in an eight-county area, including the initiation of the US 83-SH 359 interchange, the completion of the Cuatro Vientos project, and the expansion of Loop 20; he has served as district engineer for the 12-county San Antonio district since 2008, and during his exemplary tenure in that post, he has worked with local stakeholders to complete the Loop 410 expansion, helped finalize the Wurzbach Parkway, and helped to develop a plan for a toll road, as well as played an instrumental role in numerous other projects; and WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Medina has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Janet, and his children, Gray, Derek, and Marisa; and WHEREAS, Mario Medina's dedication, professionalism, and commitment to the ideals and mission of TxDOT have greatly benefited the people of Texas, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Mario G. Medina on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Medina as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Menendez Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee J. Davis of Harris Lavender Springer S. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson Davis of Dallas Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Fischer Toth Fallon Martinez Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 45 was adopted by the House on June 17, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House