TITLE: Congratulating Toribio Garza Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Toribio Garza Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Toribio Garza Jr. retired from the Texas Department of Transportation on June 30, 2017, drawing to a close an outstanding tenure that spanned three decades; and WHEREAS, Mr. Garza earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and went to work that year designing projects for TxDOT; a licensed professional engineer since 1991, he held a number of positions in Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley before becoming the director of maintenance for the Pharr District in 1999; he continued to advance through the ranks, earning promotion to deputy director of the department's maintenance division in 2007 and to division director two years later; in 2013, following a brief retirement, he returned to TxDOT and was named district engineer of the Pharr District; and WHEREAS, Over the course of his career with the agency, Mr. Garza led numerous maintenance efforts, such as conducting district peer reviews, managing state facility and security needs, and directing statewide emergency operations; he also oversaw the department's pavement management plan, a program that garnered the 2011 Global Road Achievement Award from the International Road Federation; and WHEREAS, Toribio Garza's dedication, professionalism, and forward-thinking leadership have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and he may indeed take well-deserved pride in his exceptional record of accomplishment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Toribio Garza Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Martinez Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 278 was adopted by the House on August 10, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House