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Up Front
TXAPA is beyond excited to annouce that Texas Country legend Pat Green will headline our Scholarship Night Celebration at the 47th Annual TXAPA Annual Meeting. All registered attendees and registered guests are invited to celebrate at the conclusion of the live and silent auctions benefitting the TXAPA Scholarship Program. Additional tickets may be purchased for non-registered guests during meeting registration. La Cantera Resort & Spa Dates: TXAPA Golf Tournament: Sept. 20, 2022 Registration Opens: June 1, 2022 Exhibitor Opportunities: Tabletops Don't miss these upcoming events. Links to register are below and full details for each are included in this Monthly E-Letter. COMING SOON! TXAPA Live! The Overlay Test—New Properties and Measurements , May 19, 2022, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT Inspector Asphalt Education, June 7-23, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT TXAPA Live! The Importance of Timeframes in Specifications , June 16, 2022, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT Engineer Asphalt Essentials, July 11-27, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT Inspector Asphalt Education, July 12-28, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT SAVE THE DATE! TXAPA Quarterly Membership Meeting July 20, 2022, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT TXAPA Live! Building for Smoothness, Expectations, and Opportunities, July 21, 2022, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT Inspector Asphalt Education, August 9-25, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT Awards and Scholarship Deadlines TXAPA Scholarship Program, Deadline May 27, 2022 Quality Control/Quality Assurance Technician of the Year Awards, Deadline May 30, 2022 
 Did you know that women seeking higher salaries, upward mobility, and job security can find those things in the construction trades?If you missed our special Women of Asphalt Texas panel discussion you can listen to it on the following popular platforms: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. Check out the first in a four-part series on mentorship presented by Women of Asphalt Texas. Learn how our panelists started in the industry, faced and overcame challenges, and continued to thrive. Features moderator Jennifer Blaylock (Reece Albert) and panelists WofA Texas Chair Nathali Parker Weisman (Owner, KLP Construction Supply), Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Dr. Amy Epps Martin (Texas A&M University), and TxDOT San Antonio District Engineer Gina Gallegos, P.E. 
 Cement Treated Materials Lime Treated Materials Soil Organic Content Using UV-VIS Method Minimum Standards for Testing Soils and Flexible Base Materials Flakiness Index Permeability or Water Flow of Hot Mix Asphalt Saturated Surface Dry Specific Gravity and Absorption of Aggregates  Inspector Asphalt Education
Join Jim Warren for a series of virtual, interactive workshops designed to deliver essential, yet practical information to personnel working at every level on asphalt pavement projects, from design to construction. Classes are virtual only and meet twice a week, 8–10:30 AM.
June 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23 (Registration Open) July 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 (Registration Open) August 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (Registration Open) 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. Classes are virtual only and meet twice a week, 9 AM–12 PM.
July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 (Registration Open)
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 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 Works
March 20-22, 2023
Extraco Events Center
4601 Bosque Blvd.
Waco, TX 76710 Exhibitor Opportunities: Heavy equipment and traditional 10x10 booths
Welcome New Members
Safety-Kleen is the largest re-refiner of used oil and provider of parts cleaning services in North America with a broad selection of environmentally responsible products and services to ensure the proper collection, processing, re-refining, recycling and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
Association Rep: Jay Howe, Industrial Fuel Development
Address: 1202 Stone Trail, Longview, TX 75604
Email: Jay@Thermofluids.com
Ph: 903-235-0788
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.
Post jobs and search for employment opportunities on the Women of Asphalt job board! A link to the job board can be found on the left side bar of the page linked below.
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:
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