Bill Text: TX HR721 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Gil Wilson on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation Rail Division.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR721 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR721-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 721 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Gil Wilson is retiring from the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation Rail Division in March 2019, drawing to a close an | ||
| exemplary career in the railroad industry that has spanned four and | ||
| a half decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilson brought more than 27 years of experience | ||
| in railroading to his tenure with TxDOT; beginning in 1974, he | ||
| worked his way up through positions of increasing responsibility at | ||
| the Republic Steel Railroad, Mahoning Valley Railway, and N&T | ||
| Railway, where he served as general supervisor of maintenance and | ||
| transportation for 11 years; his numerous accomplishments include | ||
| testifying as an expert witness at Federal Railroad Administration | ||
| hearings and serving as a workshop instructor for car repair | ||
| seminars with the American Association of Railroads; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Wilson relocated to Texas and joined | ||
| TxDOT as an assistant rail planner; in his most recent position as | ||
| rail programs administrator, he has overseen TxDOT rail facilities | ||
| and operations, played a vital role in state infrastructure | ||
| inspection and analysis, and contributed to the development of the | ||
| state rail plan; over the years, he has been instrumental in several | ||
| rail acquisition and improvement projects and studies throughout | ||
| Texas, including the development and management of more than $52 | ||
| million in rehabilitation initiatives on the South Orient Rail | ||
| Line, which enabled traffic to increase from approximately 2,000 | ||
| carloads per year to more than 38,000 in the course of just eight | ||
| years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilson has received a number of accolades in | ||
| recognition of his outstanding service; he earned the 2010 Service | ||
| and Safety State Partner Award from Amtrak, and he was a member of | ||
| the TxDOT teams that garnered the 2002, 2013, and 2015 President's | ||
| Transportation Awards for excellence in rail transportation from | ||
| the American Association of State Highway and Transportation | ||
| Officials; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gil Wilson's dedication, professionalism, and | ||
| commitment to excellence have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, | ||
| and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he | ||
| embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Gil Wilson on his retirement from | ||
| the Rail Division of 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. Wilson as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 721 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
