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.