H.R. No. 525

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Professional engineer Michael Talbott, director of
	the Harris County Flood Control District, has been named the 2015
	Houston Engineer of the Year by the Houston Engineers Week
	Committee, and this achievement indeed merits special recognition;
	and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Talbott holds a bachelor's degree in civil
	engineering from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in
	business administration from the University of Houston as well as
	certification from the American Academy of Water Resources
	Engineers as a diplomate; he was hired by the Harris County Flood
	Control District as a floodplain hydrologist in 1981, and during
	more than three decades with the district, he has held several
	increasingly responsible positions and been an integral part of
	numerous projects that have helped to protect and better the lives
	of the citizens of Harris County; and
	WHEREAS, Since being named director of operations in 1998,
	Mr. Talbott has managed area responses to two major tropical storms
	and a hurricane, and he has led the way in strengthening the
	district's partnerships with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
	the Federal Emergency Management Agency; he has overseen many vital
	developments, including the Tropical Storm Allison Recovery
	Project, and in 2004, he guided the update and release of the
	district's Policy, Criteria, and Procedures Manual, which serves as
	a touchstone for flood damage reduction design and maintenance
	techniques; and
	WHEREAS, Highlighting his commitment to the betterment of his
	profession and his community, Mr. Talbott is active with a host of
	organizations, including the University of Houston Civil and
	Environmental Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, the American
	Society of Civil Engineers, and the Association of State Floodplain
	Managers; he has also served with the Bayou Preservation
	Association and the Galveston Bay Foundation, among others, and he
	is a member of a variety of local and national charity groups; and
	WHEREAS, Michael Talbott has contributed greatly to his
	profession over the past 34 years, and along the way he has
	demonstrated an admirable dedication to sharing his expertise with
	his peers, with future engineers, and with the people of Harris
	County; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Michael Talbott on being named the
	2015 Houston Engineer of the Year and extend to him sincere best
	wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Talbott as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Murphy
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 525 was adopted by the House on February
	19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House