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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Delvin Dennis, who directs the Houston District of |
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the Texas Department of Transportation as district engineer, is |
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retiring on August 31, 2011, after an outstanding 31-year career in |
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public service; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed district engineer in 2008, Mr. Dennis is |
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responsible for managing all engineering operations in Harris, |
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Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Montgomery, and Waller Counties; |
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this six-county area constitutes the largest TxDOT jurisdiction in |
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terms of registered vehicles, population, and vehicle miles |
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traveled; Mr. Dennis also oversees the largest district budget for |
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roadway maintenance in the state; and |
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WHEREAS, No sooner had Delvin Dennis assumed the post of |
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district engineer than he was faced with leading his district's |
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response to the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ike, one of the |
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costliest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States; |
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more recently, he has guided the district as it undertakes the |
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challenge of constructing portions of the Grand Parkway, a 180-mile |
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ring road that will circle Greater Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Delvin Dennis has worked with the Houston District |
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his entire career; after earning a bachelor's degree in civil |
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engineering from the University of Houston in 1980, he joined TxDOT |
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as an engineering assistant in the Houston Urban Project Office; he |
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subsequently served as assistant district construction engineer, |
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Central Houston area engineer, and director of maintenance before |
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becoming district deputy engineer in 1998; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also served thousands of |
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fellow Texans through his work with the Texas Public Employees |
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Association, which he led as president from 2007 to 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dennis's retirement holds the much-anticipated |
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promise of more time to spend with his family, including his wife, |
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Rita, and his children, Jeremy and Claire; it will also provide more |
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leisure for such favored pastimes as reading, cooking, and |
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baseball; and |
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WHEREAS, The myriad projects that Delvin Dennis has helped |
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bring to fruition over the past three decades have increased the |
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efficiency of the highways throughout the Houston area and have |
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contributed significantly to the economic vitality of the Lone Star |
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State, and he can indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Delvin Dennis |
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on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Department of |
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Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and fulfillment in the years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Dennis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |