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Up Front
 The TXAPA 45TH Annual Meeting takes place Sept. 17-20, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Last year we RAISED THE BAR and in 2019, we're taking it to a whole new level as we ACCELERATE TO EXCELLENCE!  The TXAPA Golf Tournament will take place on Tuesday, September 17. We'll be playing the Hill Country Golf Club's 27-hole resort course. We will follow our usual four-person team scramble format. The top 10 teams will be entered into a first, second and third place prize drawing. The winners will be chosen at the Welcome Night Casino Party later in the evening. There will be several hole contests, including the infamous extortion hole, and mulligans will be available for purchase. Handicaps will not be used. Itinerary and Registration The tournament fee includes green fees, cart fees, range balls, box lunch, beverages on the course and awards.
Bloody Mary Bar Generously Sponsored By East Texas Asphalt and Colorado Materials Golf Beverage Cart generously sponsored by Lhoist  Join us Tuesday, September 17 for TXAPA's Annual Sporting Clays Tournament. Your registration fee of $100 includes firearm rental, ammunition, and 50 rounds of sporting clays. Shooters may bring their personal firearms. Be sure to check the box for the TXAPA Sporting Clays Tournament when you register for the TXAPA 45TH Annual Meeting! Sporting Clay Shoot generously sponsored by Austin Materials, LLC  Our Welcome Night Dinner and TXAPA Casino Party on Tuesday, September 17 caps off a long day on the links or at the range with a reception, full dinner buffet, and a Las Vegas-style enhanced casino experience. Casino Knights will be back for a second year with more of everything you love: blackjack, craps, roulette, and of course, Texas Hold'em. For the non-gambling crowd, we'll provide other novelty casino games and TXAPA cornhole. During dinner, we will announce the winners of the golf tournament and sporting clay shoot. After the awards ceremony is complete, enjoy the rest of the evening raking in the chips at the casino party. The more chips you win, the better your chances of winning a door prize at the end of the evening. Casino Party generously sponsored by Kirby-Smith Machinery Co-sponsor this event! Contact Emily Adams at eadams@texasasphalt.org  Spouses and guests not attending Technical Sessions can join us for a day at one of San Antonio's hottest spots for shopping and dining. We'll shuttle from the hotel to the historic Pearl Brewery, tour the facilities and shops before dining at Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery. Top off the day with a barge tour of the river ending at the La Villita Historic Arts Village. The fee for this event is $150. Be sure to select it when registering your spouse of guest for the TXAPA 45TH Annual Meeting! Generously sponsored by Angel Brothers Enterprises, CenterPoint Energy, East Texas Asphalt, and KLP Commercial.  Thanks to the hard work of 2018 TXAPA President Albert Schlather and the TXAPA Scholarship Auction Committee led by Joe Cruz, our 2018 Annual Meeting saw us raise over $500k for the TXAPA Scholarship Program. We have a big goal to meet this year and we know our members will step up to help. Your participation in our Live and Silent Auction Thursday, September 19 is an investment, not only the future of a student in need but in the future of the industry itself. Donate an Auction Item
TXAPA Scholarship Night Celebration
TXAPA is excited to announce that after the auction we will celebrate with live music from Wade Bowen. Bowen will lead our Scholarship Night Celebration with his distinctive Texas Country/Red Dirt sound. A Waco native and graduate of Texas Tech, he released the first his 11 albums in 2002 and has been a staple of the Texas Music scene ever since. Join us on the dancefloor and kick up your heels!
Reception and dinner and generously sponsored by R.K. Hall, Knife River, Austin Materials, and Texas Materials Group
Every year, our generous sponsors play a crucial role in making the TXAPA Annual Meeting one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. There are numerous sponsorships available including the opportunity to entirely sponsor an event. The number of sponsorships is listed to the right of each item in parenthesis. To become a sponsor, please contact Emily Adams at (512) 312-2099 or by email at eadams@texasasphalt.org. Hilton San Antonio Hill Country TXAPA has arranged an overflow block of rooms at Hilton San Antonio Hill Country, located one-half mile from the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort - TXAPA's official Annual Meeting hotel. The group rate will expire on August 26, 2019, or when the rooms have sold out. Whichever occurs first. The daily room rate is $149 plus tax. You may click here to make your reservations online or you may call the Hilton San Antonio Hill Country at (210) 509-9800. Please note complimentary shuttle transportation from the Hilton to the Hyatt Regency is available. Details to come. GovernmentTXAPA has arranged an overflow block of government rate rooms at the Hilton San Antonio Hill Country. The group rate will expire on August 26, 2019, or when the rooms have sold out. Whichever occurs first. The daily government rate is $126. You may click here to make your reservations online or you may call the Hilton San Antonio Hill Country at (210) 509-9800. For questions, please contact Kelli Mofle at kmofle@texasaphalt.org or call Kelli at (512) 312-2099. Reach hundreds of potential customers at the 45TH TXAPA Annual Meeting.  See any TXAPA Board Member or Committee Chair to buy your tickets early. You may also purchase tickets during the 2019 Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Don't miss your chance to win one of three great items and support the TXAPA Scholarship Program.
Technically Speaking
The TxDOT Highway Letting is Aug. 6-7, 2019. The TxDOT Letting Report, brought to you by Whitley & Siddons, is both emailed separately and posted to the TXAPA website around the end of each month.
 When working outdoors, a slip, trip, or fall can occur at any time, in any weather. Although it might look funny, when someone falls, it can cause serious injuries. Being aware of outdoor hazards can help prevent you from being caught off guard.
 NCAT Report on Best Practices for Determining Life Cycle Costs of Asphalt Pavements (May 2019). This report provides best practices for properly determining inputs for use in LCCA procedures and calculating the life cycle costs of pavement alternatives.
 In a continuation of last month's topic, the Asphalt Institute's Danny Gierhart will put the PAVEXpress Design Tool to use in this webinar on conventional pavement design.
 According to the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century (TEA-21) Life Cycle Cost Analysis, or LCCA is a process for evaluating the total economic worth of a useable project segment by analyzing initial costs and discounted future costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs over the life of the project segment. Join TXAPA and Dr. David Newcomb of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and learn the fundamentals of LCCA. (One PDH).
Aug. 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM CST
In The Works
 The Asphalt Road-eo Student Competiton will be held Fri.-Sat., Dec. 6-7, 2019 at the TXAPA Campus in Buda, TX. Once again we will be offering sponsorships for the event and holding a career fair on the competition day. Stay tuned for more details.
 TXAPA is excited to announce that this year, we will host our first ever Winter Classic Golf Tournament at La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the TXAPA Scholarship Program. Directly after the tournament we’ll head straight into the Membership Meeting. Our goal is to expand the Membership Meeting, offering more education and content making it a must-attend event for our members. No matter what the weather, we’re going to get together as an industry for a good cause and go out there and have fun!
Welcome New Members
 Bettis Asphalt & Construction, Inc. was formed in 1979 as a family owned hot mix asphalt paving and maintenance operation. From the beginning, we have valued service and family. Our commitment to our clients and our workforce has allowed us to grow the organization and our capabilities. Today, the organization remains family owned as the second generation has assumed leadership, and we remain committed to service and family.
 Ever since the company's founding in 1887, Kao has strived to deliver value to the life of
people everywhere in the world. Today, we are a leading manufacturer in the fields of hygiene, beauty and health, while our chemical business contributes to the development of diverse industries. Kao employs about 33,000 people worldwide and has 130 years of history in innovation. Our mission is to enrich the lives of people globally and contribute to the sustainability of the world. In the Know
 Did you know about PaveXpress, a scoping tool to help you create simplified pavement designs while taking into account key engineering inputs?
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Certification News From The HMAC
Certification and training classes through the HMAC are filling up fast! Check on the schedule online.
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