H.R. No. 56
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, San Antonio district engineer Gina E. Gallegos is
  retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation on
  December 31, 2023, drawing to a close an exceptional career with
  the agency that has spanned nearly three decades; and
         WHEREAS, Gina Gallegos graduated from Texas A&M University
  with a civil engineering degree in 1993; she began her career with
  TxDOT the following year, working as an engineering assistant in
  the Bexar Metro Area Office of the San Antonio District until 2006,
  when she was promoted to area engineer; in 2010, she became the
  district's director of construction and served as the advisor for
  the engineering assistant program; seven years later, she was
  appointed director of the Construction Division, where she oversaw
  such areas as contractor prequalification and bid analysis and
  provided training for the highway improvement program; and
         WHEREAS, In 2021, Ms. Gallegos assumed her current title of
  district engineer for the San Antonio District, which operates and
  maintains the state transportation system in a 12-county region;
  greatly distinguishing herself in this role, she has helped guide
  the expansions of Loop 1604 North, Interstate 35 Northeast, and
  U.S. Highway 281 North as well as other mobility projects designed
  to ease traffic congestion through vital corridors; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Gallegos is the recipient of the 2022
  Outstanding Women in Texas Government Award; she has also garnered
  the Women's Transportation Seminar-San Antonio Region Woman of the
  Year Award, the WTS-SAR Innovative Transportation Solutions Award,
  and the Gibb Gilchrist Award, which recognizes TxDOT engineers for
  their outstanding service; and
         WHEREAS, The leadership, expertise, and commitment to
  excellence demonstrated by Gina Gallegos have greatly benefited the
  people of Texas and earned her the respect and admiration of her
  colleagues, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her exemplary
  record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate
  Gina E. Gallegos on her retirement as the San Antonio district
  engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to
  her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Gallegos as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
 
Martinez Fischer Allison
 
Campos Cortez
 
Dorazio Garcia
 
Guillen Isaac
 
King of Uvalde Lopez of Cameron
 
Lujan Murr
 
Troxclair
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on
  November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House