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VOLUME 42 | ISSUE 5 | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017<br />
BRIDGING<br />
THE PAST IN<br />
CORPUS CHRISTI<br />
A TxDOT-led exhibit captures<br />
the history of neighborhoods<br />
affected by the new Harbor Bridge<br />
Replacement Project.<br />
IT’S TIME<br />
TO TAKE THE<br />
HIRE ROAD<br />
JAMES BASS<br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
When the Texas Legislature ended its regular session<br />
this past May, Texas had a new set of laws and TxDOT<br />
had a new budget.<br />
All in all, this was a good session for us.<br />
We were appropriated more money to put to our core<br />
mission. About $3.5 billion more than the previous<br />
2016-2017 biennium.<br />
And legislators gave us the green light to hire more<br />
employees, about 313 more. That is good news for all of<br />
you who’ve had to pull some extra duty or spend longer<br />
hours in the office or on the road because we simply<br />
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<a title="TNMAG0917 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=4"> 1 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW Alvarez n</a>
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<a title="TNMAG0917 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=8"> SECURITY MATTERS SAFE WEB BROWSING By protecting </a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=9"> THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND TxDOT FUNDING EDITO</a>
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<a title="TNMAG0917 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=19"> CELEBRATING 100 YEARS BRINGS SAFETY TO HIG</a>
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<a title="TNMAG0917 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=21"> REDISCOVERING A PIONEER CEMETERY D id you</a>
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<a title="TNMAG0917 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=23"> ARC DE TRIOMPHE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY TELLS S</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=24"> I am a… Maintenance Supervisor Mark Dorris Maint</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=25"> What do you enjoy most about your job? I enjo</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=26"> EMPLOYEE Amanda Gierisch Office Manager • San Ang</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=27"> Where Am I? Here is a photo depicting an identifi</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=28"> MILESTONES 2 JULY SERVICE AWARDS DISTRICTS ABILE</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=29"> 017 AUGUST SERVICE AWARDS DISTRICTS ABILENE 15 </a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=30"> MILESTONES2017 MAY RETIREE REPORT DISTRICTS AMAR</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=31"> TxDOT Family Members Chime In Where’s your fa</a>
<a title="TNMAG0917 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/13008029?page=32"> 125 E. 11th St. Austin, Texas 78701 ADDRESS SERVI</a>