H.R. No. 262
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Delvin Dennis, who directs the Houston District of
the Texas Department of Transportation as district engineer, is
retiring on August 31, 2011, after an outstanding 31-year career in
public service; and
WHEREAS, Appointed district engineer in 2008, Mr. Dennis is
responsible for managing all engineering operations in Harris,
Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Montgomery, and Waller Counties;
this six-county area constitutes the largest TxDOT jurisdiction in
terms of registered vehicles, population, and vehicle miles
traveled; Mr. Dennis also oversees the largest district budget for
roadway maintenance in the state; and
WHEREAS, No sooner had Delvin Dennis assumed the post of
district engineer than he was faced with leading his district's
response to the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ike, one of the
costliest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States;
more recently, he has guided the district as it undertakes the
challenge of constructing portions of the Grand Parkway, a 180-mile
ring road that will circle Greater Houston; and
WHEREAS, Delvin Dennis has worked with the Houston District
his entire career; after earning a bachelor's degree in civil
engineering from the University of Houston in 1980, he joined TxDOT
as an engineering assistant in the Houston Urban Project Office; he
subsequently served as assistant district construction engineer,
Central Houston area engineer, and director of maintenance before
becoming district deputy engineer in 1998; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also served thousands of
fellow Texans through his work with the Texas Public Employees
Association, which he led as president from 2007 to 2008; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dennis's retirement holds the much-anticipated
promise of more time to spend with his family, including his wife,
Rita, and his children, Jeremy and Claire; it will also provide more
leisure for such favored pastimes as reading, cooking, and
baseball; and
WHEREAS, The myriad projects that Delvin Dennis has helped
bring to fruition over the past three decades have increased the
efficiency of the highways throughout the Houston area and have
contributed significantly to the economic vitality of the Lone Star
State, and he can indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Delvin Dennis
on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Department of
Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
success and fulfillment in the years ahead; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Dennis as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
S. Davis of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 262 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House