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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wichita Falls district engineer Michael Beaver is |
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retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation on |
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February 28, 2025, drawing to a close an exceptional career with |
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the agency that has spanned more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A second-generation employee of TxDOT, Mike Beaver |
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graduated from Midwestern State University with a bachelor's degree |
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in manufacturing engineering technology in November 1993, and he |
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began his career with the department later that month as a design |
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technician for the Wichita Falls district office; he gained |
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valuable experience in roadway and bridge design, right of way |
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acquisition, and utility relocation before obtaining his |
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professional engineering license in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Beaver went on to be named the director of |
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transportation planning and development for the Wichita Falls |
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district in 2015, and he assumed his current role as the district |
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engineer in 2018, overseeing the design, construction, and |
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maintenance of the transportation system in a nine-county region; |
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over the years, he has guided several significant projects, |
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including the reconfigurations of U.S. Routes 277 and 82, the |
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design of the only four-level direct connect interchange in the |
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district, and the upgrade of roadways in Clay and Montague |
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Counties; moreover, he has coordinated with out-of-state agencies |
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and the Chickasaw Nation on the expansion of Interstate 35 in Cooke |
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County and Oklahoma; along the way, he has earned a sterling |
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reputation by cultivating strong working relationships with office |
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and roadside staff, county officials, and concerned citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Beaver benefits from the |
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love and support of his wife, Tish, who also works for TxDOT, and |
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their five sons; and |
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WHEREAS, The leadership, expertise, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by Mike Beaver have greatly benefited the |
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people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his exemplary |
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record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Michael Beaver on his retirement as the Wichita |
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Falls district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Beaver as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |