TITLE: Recognizing the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers on the grand occasion of its centennial year; and WHEREAS, The Texas Section owes its beginnings to a group of seven engineers who discussed the idea of a statewide organization after a Texas Good Roads meeting in Corpus Christi in July of 1913; the organization was formally established at a meeting in Dallas three months later on October 31; and WHEREAS, Over the last 100 years, the Texas Section has provided a forum for Texas civil engineers to discuss technical issues, address major technological challenges, and promote high professional standards; and WHEREAS, More than 10,000 civil engineers play a major role in providing Texans with roads and bridges, safe drinking water, stable structures, and storm and waste water systems; the civil engineers of Texas rebuild towns struck by disaster and design and maintain the infrastructure that keeps our citizens safe and our state moving forward; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd Legislature, hereby commend the civil engineers of Texas for their invaluable work on behalf of our state and its citizens and extend congratulations to them on the 100th anniversary of the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of this centennial year and as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Watson President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 13, 2013.