85S11872 CJM-D
	By: Martinez	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.