89R10518 JRI-D
By: Perry S.R. No. 12
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Wichita Falls district engineer Michael Beaver is
retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation on
February 28, 2025, drawing to a close an exceptional career with
the agency that has spanned more than three decades; and
WHEREAS, A second-generation employee of TxDOT, Mike Beaver
graduated from Midwestern State University with a bachelor's degree
in manufacturing engineering technology in November 1993, and he
began his career with the department later that month as a design
technician for the Wichita Falls district office; he gained
valuable experience in roadway and bridge design, right of way
acquisition, and utility relocation before obtaining his
professional engineering license in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Beaver went on to be named the director of
transportation planning and development for the Wichita Falls
district in 2015, and he assumed his current role as the district
engineer in 2018, overseeing the design, construction, and
maintenance of the transportation system in a nine-county region;
over the years, he has guided several significant projects,
including the reconfigurations of U.S. Routes 277 and 82, the
design of the only four-level direct connect interchange in the
district, and the upgrade of roadways in Clay and Montague
Counties; moreover, he has coordinated with out-of-state agencies
and the Chickasaw Nation on the expansion of Interstate 35 in Cooke
County and Oklahoma; along the way, he has earned a sterling
reputation by cultivating strong working relationships with office
and roadside staff, county officials, and concerned citizens; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Beaver benefits from the
love and support of his wife, Tish, who also works for TxDOT, and
their five sons; and
WHEREAS, The leadership, expertise, and commitment to
excellence demonstrated by Mike Beaver have greatly benefited the
people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his
colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his exemplary
record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby congratulate Michael Beaver on his retirement as the Wichita
Falls district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation
and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Beaver as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.