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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, John Hudspeth is retiring as Dallas deputy district |
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engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation on February 28, |
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2025, drawing to a close an exceptional tenure with the agency that |
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has spanned nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Texas A&M University with a |
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bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1995, Mr. Hudspeth began |
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his career with TxDOT as an engineer in training for the Collin |
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County area office; in 2003, he became the design manager for the |
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southwest Dallas County area office, and he was responsible for |
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various mobility and maintenance projects, including the nearly |
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$2.7 billion comprehensive development agreement for the LBJ |
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Express; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hudspeth then returned to the Collin County area |
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office to assume the role of area engineer, overseeing all design, |
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construction, operations, and maintenance in the county; in 2012, |
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he became the deputy director of the Dallas-Fort Worth strategic |
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projects office and went on to be named the Dallas district director |
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of operations three years later; in 2020, he took on the position of |
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director of transportation planning and development for the Dallas |
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district, and among his many tasks, he managed a project portfolio |
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valued at $25 billion; he was appointed to his current post in 2022; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding service in highway |
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engineering with TxDOT, Mr. Hudspeth received the DeWitt C. Greer |
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Award from the TAMU System in 2021; in all his endeavors, he enjoys |
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the love and support of his wife, Sharla, and their three daughters, |
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Lindsay, Lesley, and Libby; and |
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WHEREAS, The leadership, expertise, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by John Hudspeth have greatly benefited the |
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people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his exemplary |
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record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate John Hudspeth on his retirement as Dallas |
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deputy district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hudspeth as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |