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June 2025 Texas Section Updates

Posted by assistant on 06/06/2025 12:00 am  /   Texas Section

1.  CECON 2025: Supporters Form Now Open

Looking to grow your company’s brand? Exhibit at or sponsor CECON to make a big impression on hundreds of top civil engineers and the profession’s leaders from across Texas and beyond! Your CECON support not only puts your brand front and center at our flagship annual conference, it also helps support the ASCE Texas community’s other important programs, such as the Texas Infrastructure Report Card and the Student Symposium.

Click here to support CECON 2025.  A limited number of table-top exhibit opportunities will be available onsite on a first come basis. For questions regarding sponsor packages, please reach out to [email protected]. Contact [email protected] for details on the exhibit space options.

Don’t see an opportunity that fits your needs? Contact us to see how we can help CECON work for you.

Individual Registration is now available online! There are options for full event or one-day registrations, along with discounted rates for students, government employees, and guests. Full registration includes meals each day, educational sessions, Awards Banquet, and Technical Tour. This is our best value and most popular option. See Program Schedule for details.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CECON 2025.

Top 4 Reasons to Attend CECON:

  • Build relationships with Texas civil engineers & suppliers
  • Explore legislative & industry panels
  • Learn from innovative technical presentations
  • Earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

2. 2025-26 Texas Section Officer Election

Please read through the nominees, then cast your vote between June 1 – 30 using the form at the bottom of the webpage.

All Texas section members in good standing at the grade of distinguished member, fellow, member, associate, or affiliate member are eligible to vote. While login is not required, you will be asked to provide your ASCE Member ID to verify your Texas Section dues status is current. If you would like to vote via paper ballot, please contact [email protected].

Per the ASCE Texas Section Rules of Operation, Board-approved election rules are in place. All candidates, members, and organizational entities should adhere to these guidelines before, during, and after the election.

Nominees

  • President Elect – Julia Clarke P.E., F. ASCE
  • VP Educational Elect – Alexa Nichols, P.E.
  • VP Professional Elect – Andrea Taylor, P.E.
  • VP Technical Elect – Carlos Balderrama, P.E.
  • Director at Large – Oreoluwa Adedapo, P.E.
  • Director at Large – Ricardo Pena, E.I.T

Cast your votes here.

3. Final Two Parts of the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card Webinar Series

Why do Civil Engineers say Texas Infrastructure Grade Remains a ‘C’ in the 2025 Report Card?

The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, assigning 16 categories of infrastructure a cumulative grade of ‘C‘, which is one notch ahead of the national average of ‘C-’ from the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. This is the same grade Texas received in its last report in 2021, citing significant population growth, surging energy demands, and increasingly severe weather events putting strain on an aging infrastructure network. However, these stressors have been balanced out by record investments at the federal level and proactive state and local measures. Join the Committee Chairs as they answer your questions and provide insight into the planning, developing, results, and recommendations contained within the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card.

Dates: June 10, June 24
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Where: Virtual (Zoom)
Cost: $0 for ASCE members, $25/session for non-members
Speakers: Chairs & Subcommittee Chairs of the ASCE Texas IRC Committee

June 10 (Hazardous/Solid Waste & Parks Categories)
June 24 (Energy & Broadband Categories)

4. Younger Member Committee Events in Houston

June 12 - Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Tour & Happy Hour

Join the ASCE Texas Section Younger Members Committee and ASCE Houston Branch Younger Members Forum for a private tour of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern followed by a BYOB networking Happy Hour. The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. BBP restored and repurposed the 87,500 square-foot Cistern into a magnificent public space for tours, performances, and art installations. You can find more info including park rules and parking here.

When: June 12 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Where: The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007 (Happy hour will be at Tejas Brewery, 2101 Summer St, Houston, TX)
Cost: $15 per person (only 26 spots available!)

REGISTER HERE