WHAT WE DO
The Texas Society of Professional Engineers is the only active, established organization in Texas devoting its entire effort to the professional, ethical, economic, social, and political aspects of engineering. We protect the license through advocacy and the Political Action Committee for Engineers (PACE), and promote the license through student outreach, education programs like MATHCOUNTS, and scholarships for students pursuing engineering.

 

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

In 1934, a group of professional engineers met in New York City and founded the National Society of Professional Engineers, an organization dedicated to the non-technical concerns of licensed professional engineers. Engineers of Texas quickly realized the necessity of a state society, and on May 10, 1936, TSPE was officially created with the formation of the Travis Chapter at the Travis County Courthouse. Later that year the first state meeting of TSPE was held in Austin's historic Driskill Hotel on November 19, 1936. At the time, TSPE was comprised of only two local chapters: the Bexar Chapter at San Antonio and the Travis Chapter at Austin. W. B. Tuttle, P.E. was the first president of TSPE and served from 1936-1937. The following year in 1938, the Texas Engineering Practice Act was passed in response to the New London School explosion that occurred on March 18, 1937 in New London, TX. The Texas Engineering Practice Act prohibits anyone from practicing as an engineer unless they are officially licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors.