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THE
CONTENTS
TEXAS
SURVEYOR
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief / HEATHER ZAVESKY
Managing Editor / EMILY HUGHES
ART & DESIGN
October Custom Publishing / ocpubs.com / TORQUIL DEWAR & SHELLEY LAI
2023 – 2024 TSPS OFFICERS
President
JOSH W. LEAMONS
Searchers, LLC, Fredericksburg
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President Elect
STEVEN J. FREEMAN, II
Freeman Surveying & Mapping LLC, Tyler
/ FEATURE
Revolutionizing Land Surveying:
The Power of 3D Laser Scanning
02 / PRESIDENT’S LETTER
04 / UPCOMING EVENTS
06 / YOUNG SURVEYORS
07 / CONVENTION SAVE THE DATE
08 / SYMPOSIUM
Vice President
MIGUEL A. ESCOBAR
Inland Geodetics, Round Rock
Past President
ROBBY CHRISTOPHER
Hugo Reed & Associates, Inc., Lubbock
Secretary/Treasurer
WESLEY QUINN
MQI Land Surveying San Angelo
TSPS DIRECTORS
DESIREE HURST / NORTH RICHLAND HILLS - Chapter 2: North Central Texas
SHAWN BILLINGS / KILGORE - Chapter 4: East Texas
CONNOR BROWN / BULLARD - Chapter 4: East Texas
10 / INSURANCE
STAN PIPER / MIDLAND - Chapter 10: Gulf Coast
18 / SAFETY
JOSE PEDRAZA / RICHMOND - Chapter 9: Gulf Coast
19 / FEATURED MEMBER
PATRICK BALDASARO / FLOWER MOUND - Chapter 5: Dallas
CAM LOWE / HOUSTON - Chapter 9: Gulf Coast
ANISSA WILLISTON / KATY - Chapter 9: Gulf Coast
ROBERTO ARAUJO-CRUZ / SAN ANTONIO - Chapter 11: Alamo
PAUL EASLEY / AUSTIN - Chapter 13: Capital Area
20 / NATIONAL SURVEYOR’S WEEK
ASHLEY ELROD / ROTAN - Chapter 18: West Central Texas
JOE BREAUX / COLLEGE STATION - Chapter 20: Brazos Valley
23 / ATTORNEY’S ANGLE
24 / SUSTAINING MEMBERS
26 / CREATE CONNECTIONS
The Texas Surveyor (ISSN 1546-4164) is the of昀椀cial Publication of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, published bimonthly for the betterment of the surveying profession. Articles may be reprinted with
credit. TSPS assumes no responsibility for the statements made or expressed in this publication. Copyright
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members. Be sure to: copy all quoted material exactly as it appears in the original, indicating omissions
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