City of Corpus Christi
Ernesto De La Garza serves as the Director of Public Works for the City of Corpus Christi since November 2022, bringing extensive experience from previous roles, including Corpus Christi General Manager at Pavetex and Construction Management Engineer for the City of Corpus Christi. Additionally, Ernesto contributes to academia as an adjunct faculty member at Texas A&M University-Kingsville since September 2011. Previous experience includes serving as Director of Construction for the Texas Department of Transportation from May 1998 to May 2015. Ernesto holds a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, earned between 1994 and 1998.
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