Rendell Tells Texas Transportation Forum It’s Time to Act

March 1, 2011
Sen. Glenn Hegar, Jr., chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission; Rep. Drew Darby, chair of the House Select Committee on Transportation Funding; Deirdre Delisi, chair of the Texas Transportation Commission; Representative Eddie Rodriguez, vice chair of the House Select Committee on Transportation Funding; and Rep. Rafael Anchia, member of the Sunset Advisory Commission, participate in a State Transportation Roundtable.

Worried about the condition of our nation’s infrastructure, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell delivered a fiery keynote speech to the 1,200 attendees of this year’s Texas Transportation Forum, held in Austin Jan. 3-5. The forum was co-sponsored by Texas Transportation Institute. “We used to be the best at everything,” Rendell said during his speech occurring [...]

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Awards and more

March 1, 2010
Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering Kem Bennett and TTI Director Dennis Christiansen flank award winners Dallas Little and Roger Bligh.

Bligh, Little Join Elite A&M System Group TTI Research Engineer Roger Bligh and Senior Research Fellow Dallas Little were honored in December with two of the highest tributes awarded by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Bligh was named one of only 71 Regents Fellows by the A&M System Board of Regents as [...]

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