85S11872 CJM-D
By: Martinez H.R. No. 278
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Toribio Garza Jr. retired from the Texas Department
of Transportation on June 30, 2017, drawing to a close an
outstanding tenure that spanned three decades; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza earned his bachelor's degree in civil
engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and went
to work that year designing projects for TxDOT; a licensed
professional engineer since 1991, he held a number of positions in
Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley before becoming the
director of maintenance for the Pharr District in 1999; he
continued to advance through the ranks, earning promotion to deputy
director of the department's maintenance division in 2007 and to
division director two years later; in 2013, following a brief
retirement, he returned to TxDOT and was named district engineer of
the Pharr District; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career with the agency,
Mr. Garza led numerous maintenance efforts, such as conducting
district peer reviews, managing state facility and security needs,
and directing statewide emergency operations; he also oversaw the
department's pavement management plan, a program that garnered the
2011 Global Road Achievement Award from the International Road
Federation; and
WHEREAS, Toribio Garza's dedication, professionalism, and
forward-thinking leadership have greatly benefited his fellow
Texans, and he may indeed take well-deserved pride in his
exceptional record of accomplishment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Toribio Garza
Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation
and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.