<br />
RISING TO THE<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
As the response to COVID-19 created immense challenges<br />
and change across the state, TxDOT employees stayed true<br />
to their mission of Connecting You With Texas.<br />
VOLUME 44 | ISSUE 4 | JULY/AUGUST 2020<br />
MY TURN<br />
Hurricane season<br />
planning needs everyone<br />
JAMES BASS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
T<br />
his year’s Atlantic hurricane season<br />
began June 1, and it’s already begun as an<br />
interesting season. Even before the official<br />
start, two storms, Tropical Storms Arthur<br />
and Bertha, created some challenges for the East<br />
Coast in May. And Tropical Storm Cristobal swept in<br />
the first weekend of June, striking parts of Louisiana.<br />
As I write this, no storm is threatening Texas. But<br />
by Nov. 30 — the end of the season — the Atlantic<br />
basin could host three to <a title="TNMAG0720 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c401e72a?page=1"> RISING TO THE CHALLENGE As the response to COVID</a>
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<a title="TNMAG0720 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c401e72a?page=7"> I really enjoy interacting with my employees. We </a>
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<a title="TNMAG0720 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c401e72a?page=11"> “I advocate for trucks and truck drivers becaus</a>
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<a title="TNMAG0720 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c401e72a?page=27"> EMPLOYEE Q&A Basilio Aguilar PHARR DISTRICT </a>
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<a title="TNMAG0720 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c401e72a?page=31"> NEW TxDOTCONNECT FUNCTIONALITY MEANS LESS DATA EN</a>
<a title="TNMAG0720 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c401e72a?page=32"> Your Employee Assistance Program is there for you</a>
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