Bill Text: TX HR91 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Harold Cobb on his selection as the 2019 Houston Area Engineer of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-29 - Reported enrolled [HR91 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR91-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 91 |
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WHEREAS, Harold Cobb has been named the 2019 Houston Area | ||
Engineer of the Year, and he is being recognized on February 22 | ||
during the national observance of Engineers Week; and | ||
WHEREAS, Selected by the Houston Engineers Week Committee as | ||
this year's honoree, Harold Cobb earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
civil engineering from Texas A&M University and his master's degree | ||
in business administration from LeTourneau University; he accepted | ||
a position at Law Engineering in Houston in 1982, and in 1997, he | ||
joined HBC Engineering, which has been owned by Terracon | ||
Consultants since 1998; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 36-year career, | ||
Mr. Cobb has worked as a materials engineering technician, a | ||
construction materials engineer, and a project manager, and he has | ||
played a vital role in many commercial, infrastructure, and public | ||
works projects in the Houston area; he currently serves as | ||
executive vice president and central operating group manager for | ||
Terracon and is responsible for 46 offices in 11 states; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cobb has held leadership roles with numerous | ||
organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, | ||
the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the American | ||
Council of Engineering Companies, and he has dedicated himself to | ||
encouraging the next generation of engineers through his | ||
involvement with the Texas A&M Civil Engineering Advisory Council | ||
and as chair of the Texas Engineering Foundation board of trustees; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, This dynamic gentleman has been recognized as a 2010 | ||
Distinguished Engineer by the Texas Engineering Foundation and as a | ||
Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers and a Fellow of | ||
the NSPE; in all his endeavors, he benefits from the love and | ||
support of his wife of 36 years, Mindy, his two sons, Matthew and | ||
Jared, and his daughter-in-law, Cassie; and | ||
WHEREAS, Harold Cobb's dedication, professionalism, and | ||
commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the engineering | ||
industry in the Houston area, and he is indeed deserving of this | ||
prestigious accolade from his peers; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Harold Cobb on his selection as the | ||
2019 Houston Area Engineer of the Year 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. Cobb as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Paul | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 91 was adopted by the House on January | ||
28, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||