General Counsel

Robert (Bob) W. Jackson, an attorney, is general counsel for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He became general counsel in 2006.

Jackson joined TxDOT in 1984 and worked as a planner, including time in the Houston District, until 1990. He joined the TxDOT office of General Counsel in 1991 as associate general counsel, advanced to deputy general counsel in 1994, and most recently was appointed to his present position in 2006. He also serves as a member of the State Agency Coordinating Committee on the subcommittee for legal affairs.

Among his many accomplishments, he has been recognized for his role in leading the TxDOT effort to draft the most significant transportation legislation in Texas history — House Bill 3588 for the 78th session of the Texas Legislature (2003) and House Bill 2702 for the 79th legislative session (2005).

He received the Raymond E. Stotzer Award in 2005, presented by the Texas Transportation Institute for “outstanding leadership, dedication, and service to the State of Texas in the field of transportation.”

A native of Orange, Calif., Jackson is an Eagle Scout. He earned his bachelor’s degree in government and geography (with honors) from the University of Texas in 1980. Further academic accomplishments include a master’s degree in public affairs (1985) from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, and a doctorate of jurisprudence (1990) from the University of Houston.

Jackson and his wife, Mary, reside in Austin and are parents to two daughters. He enjoys landscaping with native Texas plants and swimming.