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Up Front
 Association Reps, watch your inbox for an email with the subject line ACTION REQUESTED: TXAPA Membership Directory Update Due NOW. The email contains a link and instructions for updating your entry in the TXAPA Membership Directory which is printed and mailed to all members every spring. The deadline is right around the corner. Be sure to get your updates made and submitted in time! If you are the Association Rep for your organization and you haven't gotten the email yet, please contact Corey Lyden.
 TXAPA is gearing up to host its third annual MAPS Conference and Tradeshow. MAPS is the asphalt pavement conference for cities, counties, and other non-TxDOT project owners. If you do business with these groups, we encourage you to register for MAPS and share this opportunity with your connections. The 2022 MAPS Conference takes place at the WACO Convention Center March 8-9, 2022. Highlights include:
Registration is quick and easy. Follow the link below to learn more! Want to exhibit at MAPS? We have three 20x40 booths and six 10x10 booths left! Get them before they are gone!  In Janurary we held our 2022 Membership Meeting at the Dallas/Fort Worth Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle. Over 220 attended the meeting and over 100 competed in our annual Winter Classic Golf Tournament. Special thanks to all of our presenters and everyone that helped make it happen! Be sure to check out the 2021 Annual Report!
 Inspector Asphalt Education
Jim Warren's highly acclaimed education series for Inspectors is in full swing! Each class will be held over the course of six sessions, meeting from 8-10:30 AM CST, twice weekly for three weeks.
March 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24 (Registration Open) April 4, 6, 12, 14, 19, 21 (Registration Open) May 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19 (Registration Open) June 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23 July 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 August 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 Engineer Asphalt Essentials
This course is recommended for TxDOT District, Materials, Design, Construction, and Maintenance Engineers, and CE&I Firms. Target audience is 0-5 year EIT’s and PE’s but all will benefit. Participants will better understand the interrelationship between Materials, Design, Construction, and Maintenance with an emphasis on what the Engineer really needs to know about each area to ensure high-quality asphalt pavements are designed, built, and maintained.
April 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 (Registration Open)
 Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but you should be thinking about more than candy hearts this month. February is American Heart Month. According to the American Heart Association, one in four deaths in America is the result of heart disease—the leading cause of death among both men and women. Show your heart some love by following these tips.
Technically Speaking
The TxDOT Highway Letting is emailed to all members and posted to the TXAPA website on the 25th day of the month. If you did not recieve this month's letting information, click the link below.  TXAPA will continue to move the needle for quality in the coming decade by promoting a new concept in asphalt paving communication, a gathering of key personnel just prior to placement and compaction called the “All-Hands.” Chuck Fuller has discussed the All-Hands on TXAPA Live, and the All-Hands section of our website is packed with helpful resources and information.
In the Know
Distributed to nearly 5,000 industry professionals, Texas Asphalt magazine features articles about environmental issues, safety, new technology, best business practices, and more.
Texas Asphalt is distributed in both print and an interactive, digital format. Subscribers do not have to be members of TXAPA to receive Texas Asphalt.
Search for up-to-date information including addresses, contact information, and more with our online TXAPA Member Directory.
Directory Updates for the 2022 Membership Directory are DUE NOW! If you have not received an email regarding the update, please contact Corey Lyden.
Maximize Your Membership
 The interactive PDFs walking users through SS3076 and SS3077 are now available for everyone to use on TexasAsphalt.org. After watching Jim Warren's user guide video, both documents are available to download and navigate. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Warren or Chuck Fuller.
 TXAPA has assembled an adaptable, in-house training program for our members to use on inclement weather work days. Documents, instructor guides, and related videos for this program can be found in the Members Only tab upon logging in to texasasphalt.org. Need help logging in? Watch this video.
 We want to give TXAPA members access to information not available to the general public, which is why we have created a Members Only tab on texasasphalt.org. In order to access the information housed in this section of our website, you will need to log in to your account. Forgot your login information? Click here.
Once logged in, TXAPA members will have access to Rainy Day Training content, PIQ information and documents, member-only videos, and more. Content within this tab will be continually updated. Are you working with an exemplary company that would be a good fit for TXAPA? Send them the link to our new, fillable application available at the link below:
Make sure you are receiving important information from TXAPA. Double check your email address and update your email preferences.
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