Advance Funding Agreements (AFA) Development Process
TxDOT's new Advance Funding Agreements (AFA) development process in DocuSign replaces legacy processes, which relied heavily on email coordination, manual document tracking, and separate approval activities. The new system provides a centralized, standardized experience with integrated workflows, approvals, electronic signatures, and real-time status tracking.
| Changes | Legacy process | DocuSign process |
| Project intake | Emailing project details | Complete Project Information Form (PIF) |
| Communication | Email threads and shared documents | Centralized communication in DocuSign |
| Approvals | Separate forms and offline approvals | Integrated oversight level special approval form |
| Agreement Review | Manual drafting and review | Agreement uploaded into the system with guided review |
| Signatures | Email or physical signatures | Electronic signatures in DocuSign |
| District | Change Champion |
| Abilene | Julie Rogers |
| Amarillo | Russell Washer |
| Atlanta | Lori Huett |
| Austin | Jan Shull |
| Beaumont | Carolina Lopez-Herrera |
| Brownwood | Not yet assigned |
| Bryan | Lauren Blackman |
| Childress | Annabel Jurado |
| Corpus Christi | Gabrielle Ruelas |
| Dallas | Minh Nguyen |
| El Paso | Rebecca Reyes |
| Fort Worth | Shelia Jenkins and Sarah Johnson |
| Houston | Cynthia Rodriguez |
| Laredo | Not yet assigned |
| Lubbock | Pamela Schroeder |
| Lufkin | Jacee McHenry |
| Odessa | Liliana Hernandez |
| Paris | Stacy Taylor |
| Pharr | Edgar Perez |
| San Angelo | Tyler Chadwick |
| San Antonio | Aileen Capelle |
| Tyler | Charles "Chuck" Smith |
| Waco | Brenton Lane |
| Witchita Falls | Ben Coker |