Maintenance Division Management

TxDOT's Emergency Management statewide point of contact, under the Maintenance Division Director, has various emergency preparedness responsibilities, including:
  • Ensuring all TxDOT employees are prepared for emergencies
  • Serving as primary liaison to the Texas Division of Emergency Management
  • Serving as primary liaison to the Federal Highway Administration for all emergency response activities
  • Guiding disaster response activities statewide
  • Guiding hurricane response planning activities
  • Guiding Homeland Security preparedness activities
  • Guiding Pandemic Flu planning activities
  • Serving as a Texas Drought Preparedness Council member
  • Serving as Emergency Management Council member
  • Ensuring NIMS compliance
  • Serving as primary liaison for the FHWA emergency relief reimbursement program
  • Serving as primary liaison for the FEMA reimbursement program
  • Maintaining the statewide emergency contact list
  • Maintaining the Statewide Listing of Maintenance Supervisors and Area Engineers
  • Serving on the State Emergency Response Commission.