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Amarillo Ledger

Public official

Donny Hooper

This page lists only public roles and public actions, each with its source. Why.

Offices

Assistant Director of Public Works, City of Amarillo

Announced by the City Manager in July 2018; MyHighPlains (2021) says he started in June 2018.

Jul 2018 – end not yet sourced
Director of Public Works, City of Amarillo

His self-reported TCMA profile gives a start of Jul 1, 2018. The end date and his later Managing Director role are also from that profile.

Feb 9, 2021 – Jun 1, 2023
Managing Director (Public Works), City of Amarillo

Dates are from his self-reported TCMA directory profile.

Oct 1, 2023 – Nov 12, 2024
Assistant City Manager and Public Infrastructure Director, City of Amarillo

Start is the council vote on the reorganization; his self-reported profile gives Nov 13, 2024.

Nov 12, 2024 – end not yet sourced
Assistant City Manager and Municipal Infrastructure Director, City of Amarillo

Title on the September 2026 organization chart.

start not yet sourced – present

Events

  1. Red-light cameras turned off at end of contract
  2. TCEQ approves tarps and spray-on material as alternative daily cover at the landfill
  3. Council awards $4,182,433.10 contract for Landfill Cell 10 Phase 3
  4. Council adds $4.97 million Grant Street drainage work to the City Hall construction contract, 5-0
  5. City departments begin moving into the new City Hall
  6. New City Hall opens at 623 S. Johnson St.
  7. City says the 1966 City Hall will be demolished and the site turned into green space
  8. Drainage bond projects update to council
  9. City estimates up to $3 billion to replace the Hollywood Road plant
  10. City issues letter of intent on water delivery for the Fermi campus
  11. Staff drop the single new plant concept; estimate falls below $1.5 billion
  12. CRMWA general manager briefs the Amarillo City Council on water supply and the planned 70-mile pipeline
  13. Council pauses the Southwest Pool permanent closure; both pools closed temporarily for a study
  14. Stolz Mechanical awarded $4.95 million chlorine system replacement
  15. Staff present a proposed sewer extension near Osage Street and 58th Avenue for a planned development
  16. Council approves $34,800 outside operational assessment of the landfill
  17. Council approves 4-1 a $246,000 Kimley-Horn amendment to design the 58th Avenue sanitary sewer extension
  18. TWDB approves $60 million loan for planning and design of the Hollywood Road expansion
  19. City reports Fermi's July 2026 water use at 310,000 gallons (386th among top users)
  20. FY2026/27 budget adopted with an 11% water and sewer fee increase