Legislation Details

File #: 26-2044    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Asset Management Status: Passed
File created: 3/11/2026 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/19/2026 Final action: 3/19/2026
Title: Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 2 for approval to name the Ship Channel bridge, currently under construction by HCTRA, for Dr. Richard Tapia, Maxfield-Oshman Chair in Engineering at Rice University and faculty director of the Tapia Center.
Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Adrian Garcia

Secondary Department: Toll Road Authority
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Type of Request: Asset Management

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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 2 for approval to name the Ship Channel bridge, currently under construction by HCTRA, for Dr. Richard Tapia, Maxfield-Oshman Chair in Engineering at Rice University and faculty director of the Tapia Center.
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