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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gina Gallegos of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation is being recognized as the Woman of the Year in |
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Transportation at the 2019 WTS International awards gala in Boston, |
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Massachusetts, on May 16; and |
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WHEREAS, The director of TxDOT's construction division, |
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Ms. Gallegos earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering at |
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Texas A&M University and joined the department in 1994 as an |
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engineering assistant; she gained experience in various sections in |
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the Bexar Metro area office in the San Antonio District and then |
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served as project engineer for the city's largest construction |
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project, the Interstate 410/U.S. 281 interchange; and |
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WHEREAS, Following a series of promotions, Ms. Gallegos |
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became area engineer for the Bexar County area office, at a time |
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when it managed more than 40 projects totaling over $700 million; in |
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2010, she was appointed director of construction for a 12-county |
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area in the San Antonio District, and seven years later, she was |
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named director of the construction division; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gallegos has demonstrated exceptional |
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dedication to her profession through her efforts in behalf of the |
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next generation of engineers; she led the San Antonio District's |
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Young Engineers Group, and she has advocated for the field at |
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numerous career day events; moreover, she served as chair and as a |
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member of the advisory board of the Texas Alliance for Minorities as |
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well as president of her local TAME chapter; the recipient of |
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numerous honors, she received the Gibb Gilchrist Award from the |
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Texas A&M University Transportation Institute, and she was |
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previously recognized by WTS International with both the Innovative |
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Transportation Solutions Award and the 2018 Woman of the Year in |
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Transportation Award for the San Antonio District; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting the wider community, Ms. Gallegos served |
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on the 2010 Citizens' Bond Committee for the Northside Independent |
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School District; she is also involved in collecting presents for |
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the local children's shelter every holiday season; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her skill, leadership, and exceptional |
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commitment to the mission of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation, Gina Gallegos has earned the respect and admiration |
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of her peers and the deep appreciation of her fellow citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gina Gallegos on her selection as |
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the 2019 Woman of the Year in Transportation by WTS International |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gallegos as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1374 was adopted by the House on May |
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3, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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