H.R. No. 278
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         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 González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo 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 Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez 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