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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, San Antonio district engineer Mario Jorge retired |
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from the Texas Department of Transportation at the end of December |
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2020, drawing to a close more than 36 years of outstanding service |
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to the agency; and |
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WHEREAS, After emigrating from Cuba, Mario Jorge went on to |
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earn his bachelor's degree in engineering from The University of |
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Texas; he first worked for TxDOT as a summer employee in the Pharr |
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District in 1983, and in June 1984, he joined the agency full-time, |
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serving as a construction inspector and roadway designer in the |
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Collin County office of the Dallas District; returning to the Pharr |
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District soon thereafter, he worked in roadway and bridge design |
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and construction management and was appointed area engineer in |
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1993; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 2002, Mr. Jorge was promoted to district |
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engineer, and during his 11-year tenure in that role, he oversaw the |
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expansion of more than 100 miles of interstate highway, as well as |
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several important international projects; since 2013, he has served |
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as district engineer in San Antonio, where he has played a leading |
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role in such major projects as the expansion of U.S. 281, |
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Interstate 10 west and east, and Loop 1604, as well as the I-35 |
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Northeast Expansion Central Project; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Jorge enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Elsa, as well as that of his three sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Mario Jorge's dedication, expertise, and commitment |
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to excellence have greatly benefited the people of Texas and earned |
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him the respect and admiration of his colleagues, and he may indeed |
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take well-deserved pride in his exceptional record of achievement; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mario Jorge on his retirement from |
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the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Jorge as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |