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Houston Geological Society Bulletin

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The Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Vol. 60 (2017), No. 4. (December), Page 19

Abstract: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

T. Wesley McCoy1

The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) was set up under the authorization of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1002 (The Texas Geoscience Practice Act) in 2001. The Act became fully effective as of September 1, 2003. The TBPG licenses Geologists, Geophysicists and Soil Scientists, and administers the ASBOG® examinations, which are required in order to obtain a Texas P.G. license. The TBPG also enforces The Act and rules adopted by the Board under The Act. The TBPG also provides Geoscience Ethics training, as well as training required under The Act for state agencies which receive geoscience work.

Biographical Sketch

Mr. McCoy is currently the Enforcement Coordinator with the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences. He has worked as a geologist for the Texas Department of Water Resources, the Texas Water Development Board, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Mr. McCoy is a licensed Professional Geoscientist in Texas, a Registered Professional Geologist in Mississippi, a Certified Professional Geologist through the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and is a member of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists and the Austin Geological Society.

Acknowledgments and Associated Footnotes

1 T. Wesley McCoy: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

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