History

The Texas Legislature created the Texas Highway Department in 1917 to administer federal highway construction and maintenance. Its responsibilities increased in 1975 when the agency merged with the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, to form the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.

In 1991, the Legislature combined the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, the Department of Aviation and the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission to create the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Administration

The executive director (currently Michael W. Behrens) is assisted by one deputy director (currently Steven E. Simmons), and two assistant executive directors. The department conducts its primary activities in 25 geographical districts. Varying climate and soil plus differing needs of local populations make decentralization of the department necessary. Each district, managed by a district engineer, is responsible for the design, location, construction and maintenance of its area transportation systems. Local field offices within districts are known as area offices, and many districts also have separate maintenance offices. Functional divisions and offices headquartered in Austin provide administrative and technical support to the districts.

Geographical Districts

By necessity, these districts cover more than one county. Each is based, generally, in the largest city it serves.

• Abilene, Texas
• Amarillo, Texas
• Atlanta, Texas
• Austin, Texas
• Beaumont, Texas
• Brownwood, Texas
• Bryan, Texas
• Childress, Texas
• Corpus Christi, Texas
• Dallas, Texas
• El Paso, Texas
• Fort Worth, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• Laredo, Texas
• Lubbock, Texas
• Lufkin, Texas
• Odessa, Texas
• Paris, Texas
• Pharr, Texas
• San Angelo, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas
• Tyler, Texas
• Waco, Texas
• Wichita Falls, Texas
• Yoakum, Texas

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External Links

• Texas Department of Transportation web page
• State of Texas