HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE ED EMMETT GETS BIG AWARD!

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett was recognized Tuesday at the Texas Department of Transportation's sixth annual Texas Transportation Forum with the 2011 Road Hand Award, one of seven people honored statewide this year.

The award, established in 1973, is given to Texans "who have given their time, energy and vision to help improve transportation throughout the state."

Former winners include former Harris County Judge Jon Lindsay, former Congressman J.J. Pickle and Fred Hartman, the longtime editor and publisher of The Baytown Sun.

Emmett, a former "International Transportation Person of the Year" in 2005, was honored during a luncheon at the Hilton Austin Hotel.

He also will serve as a speaker and panelist during a Wednesday forum discussion entitled "After Sunset: The Road Ahead for TxDOT."

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