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THE
CONTENTS
TEXAS
SURVEYOR
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS
MARCH 2026
EDITORIAL STAFF
02 / PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Editor-in-Chief / Trena Vanderhoeven
Managing Editor / Breydon Barrett
04 / BENCHMARK
2025 – 2026 TSPS OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
06 / NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEK
Miguel A. Escobar
Inland Geodetics
Round Rock
09 / CONNECTIONS
10 / ATTORNEY’S ANGLE
12 / CALENDAR
13 / YOUNG SURVEYORS
16 / FEATURED MEMBER
18 / INSURANCE
20 / DESIGNING UAS WORKFLOW
22 / SAFETY
26 / PROFESSIONAL LISTINGS
28 / THE AI REVOLUTION IN SURVEYING
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PRESIDENT ELECT
Michael Hoover
Seacoast Surveyors, LLC
Crystal Beach
VICE PRESIDENT
Drew Blessing
Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc.
Abilene
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Marcos A. Madrid
Trustar Surveying
Rowlett
PAST PRESIDENT
Steven J. Freeman, II
Freeman Surveying & Mapping, LLC
Tyler
DIRECTORS
Kenneth Yazel | Bedford - Chapter 2: North Cental Texas
Dillon Harp | Godley - Chapter 2: North Central Texas
Shawn Billings | Kilgore - Chapter 4: East Texas
Adam Maywhort | White Oak - Chapter 4: East Texas
Patrick Baldasaro | Flower Mound - Chapter 5: Dallas
Jibrael "Jib" Ahmad | Houston - Chapter 9: Gulf Coast
J. Stan Piper | Midland - Chapter 10: Permian Basin
Angela Weller | San Antonio - Chapter 11: Alamo
Richard Smith | Corpus Christi - Chapter 12: Coastal Bend
Ethan Hopkin | Dripping Springs - Chapter 13: Capital
Area
Paul Carey | Castroville - Chapter 22: Chaparral
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