The Texas Surveyor - January 2022 - Magazine - Page 3
The
Texas Surveyor
The Texas Surveyor (ISSN 1546-4164) is the official
publication of the Texas Society of Professional
Surveyors, published bimonthly for the betterment of
the surveying profession. Articles may be reprinted
with credit. TSPS assumes no responsibility for
statements made or expressed in this publication.
Copyright 2022, The Texas Surveyor.
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publication.
Table of Contents
From the President....................................................................................5
Benchmark.............................................................................................. ..7
The Texas & Pacific Railway.....................................................................8
Symposium Course Schedule.................................................................10
Sustaining Members...............................................................................11
Klein ISD Geospatial Engineering & Land Surveying Pathway...............14
An Attorney’s Angle.................................................................................16
Tailgate Safety Meetings.........................................................................18
New Members.........................................................................................20
Coming Events........................................................................................20
Featured Member....................................................................................21
Professional Listings...............................................................................22
2021 - 2022 TSPS Officers
President.......................................................................................................Heather L. Sides
LJA Surveying, Houston, Texas
President-Elect...........................................................................................Robby Christopher
Hugo Reed & Associates, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
Vice President.............................................................................................Josh W. Leamons
Searchers Surveying & Engineering LLC, Fredericksburg, Texas
Secretary/Treasurer...............................................................................Steven J. Freeman, II
Freeman Surveying & Mapping, Inc., Flint, Texas
Advertising Rates/Placement Information
Please visit www.tsps.org/mediakit to view the
TSPS Media Kit or request a media kit by emailing
communications@tsps.org.
Past President........................................................................................................Bill O’Hara
Bill O’Hara Land Surveyor, Cedar Creek, Texas
Professional Listings
Send a digital copy of your business card to
communications@tsps.org, or call
512-327-7871 for more details.
(2022)
Eric Baze, Topographic Land Surveyors, Fort Worth, Texas
John DeHan, TGD Surveying, LLC, Garden Ridge, Texas
J. “Stan” Piper, Piper Surveying Company, Inc., Midland, Texas
Travis Tabor, Landesign Services, Inc., Liberty Hill, Texas
On the Cover:
Corner section of a map of
the State of Texas showing
the lines and lands of the
Texas & Pacific Railway.
See page 8 for the full map.
Editor-in-Chief
Heather Zavesky
Managing Editor
Kristen Evon
The Texas Surveyor | January 2022
TSPS Directors
(2023)
Shawn Billings, Pendulum Surveying, Kilgore, Texas
Isidro Garza, Gratia Geomatics, LLC, Spring, Texas
Desiree Hurst, Yazel Peebles & Associates, LLC, North Richland Hills, Texas
Nick Vann, BGE, Inc., Houston, Texas
(2024)
Connor Brown, E.L.S. Surveying & Mapping, Inc., Bullard, Texas
Paul Easley, Halff Associates, Inc., Austin, Texas
Ashley Elrod, Patriot Surveying, LLC, Rotan, Texas
Jose Pedraza, Stuart Consulting Group, Inc., Houston, Texas
Executive Director
DJ Kyle
2525 Wallingwood Dr., Bldg. 3 Suite 300
Austin, TX 78746
Phone: 512-327-7871
FAX: 512-327-7872
Legal Counsel
Mark Hanna, P.C.
2414 Exposition Boulevard Suite A-1
Austin, Texas 78703
Phone: 512-477-6200
FAX: 512-477-1188
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