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          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 746
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               WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to  | 
      
      
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        recognize Terry G. McCoy, who is retiring as Austin deputy district  | 
      
      
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        engineer with the Texas Department of Transportation on June 30,  | 
      
      
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        2015, after more than 27 years of exceptional service; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Mr. McCoy began his career with the department as  | 
      
      
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        a summer employee and full-time engineering technician with the  | 
      
      
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        Burnett Area Office; after completing the department's master's  | 
      
      
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        degree program, he worked his way through the ranks in the Design  | 
      
      
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        Division in the Austin and San Antonio Districts; he became the  | 
      
      
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        North Travis Area engineer in 2004, and in 2011, he accepted the  | 
      
      
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        position of director of Transportation Planning and Development  | 
      
      
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        for the Austin District; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Mr. McCoy has served as Austin deputy district  | 
      
      
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        engineer since January of 2013; in this capacity, he has directed  | 
      
      
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        the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of countless  | 
      
      
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        projects and roadways; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, He has played a key role in pursuing greater  | 
      
      
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        mobility and safety for the Interstate 35 corridor, and his  | 
      
      
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        expertise and cooperative work with elected officials, partners,  | 
      
      
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        stakeholders, and citizens has had a significant impact on  | 
      
      
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        shaping the state transportation system; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Terry McCoy has served the Texas Department of  | 
      
      
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        Transportation with distinction; his brilliant technical ability  | 
      
      
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        and exemplary leadership have led to broad-scale improvements to  | 
      
      
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        Texas highways, and his presence at the department will be  | 
      
      
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        greatly missed; now, therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th  | 
      
      
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        Legislature, hereby commend Terry G. McCoy on his outstanding  | 
      
      
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        career with the Texas Department of Transportation and on his  | 
      
      
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        many contributions to the state and extend to him sincere best  | 
      
      
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        wishes for the future; and, be it further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for  | 
      
      
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        him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | 
      
      
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            President of the Senate | 
      
      
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            I hereby certify that the  | 
      
      
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        above Resolution was adopted by  | 
      
      
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        the Senate on May 11, 2015. | 
      
      
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            Secretary of the Senate | 
      
      
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             Member, Texas Senate |