Bill Text: TX SR61 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Gina E. Gallegos on the occasion of her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR61-Enrolled.html
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| 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 4th 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 from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Menéndez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 30, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
