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The Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, oversees Texas transportation and is headquartered in Austin. The Texas Legislature created the organization in 1917, although the agency has had several names throughout the past century.

TxDOT Names Interim Head

John Barton will temporarily take over the reins at TxDOT on September 1.
Photo Courtesy by Texas Department of Transportation
John Barton will temporarily take over the reins at TxDOT on September 1.

The Texas Transportation Commission announced John Barton to be TxDOT's interim executive director. Barton's appointment takes into effect on September 1.

Barton also serves as Assistant Executive Director for Engineering Operations and currently have over 25 years of experience from TxDOT.  He was responsible for the management and control of several projects and programs including Aviation, Bridge, Design, Environmental Affairs, Rail and Research & Technology Implementation Office.

Barton will manage TxDOT's policies, programs and operating strategies while the Commission searches for a replacement for outgoing Executive Director Amadeo Saenz, who will retire on August 31.

Lizzie Chen is a photography intern at KUT News as part of our partnership with ReportingTexas.com. She is currently a student at the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
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