ASCE TEXAS SECTION

What ASCE TEXAS SECTION does

ASCE Texas Section is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership association and the largest geographic section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), serving more than 12,000 civil engineering professionals across Texas. Founded in 1913, the Section is headquartered in Austin and operates through 13 regional branches covering all major Texas metros, 21 student chapters at Texas universities, and six technical institute chapters spanning structural, construction, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, and utility engineering disciplines. Three full-time staff support operations alongside volunteer leadership.

The organization delivers a portfolio of programs rather than discrete products: the annual CECON conference in Corpus Christi, the ASCE Frontier Student Symposium (spanning Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico universities), the quadrennial Texas Infrastructure Report Card grading 16 infrastructure categories, the biennial Legislative Drive-In at the Texas Capitol, monthly continuing education webinars, the quarterly Texas Civil Engineer digital magazine, a career center job board, and TCEF-funded scholarships. Technical infrastructure consists of a standard web platform (texasce.org), event registration systems, and webinar delivery tools, with no AI/ML capabilities disclosed.

Revenue derives from five streams: annual membership dues (collected by branches at varying rates), event registration fees (tiered by public/private/student sector), corporate sponsorships and exhibits, career center job listing fees, and TCEF donations and grants. The Section operates within ASCE Global's organizational structure while maintaining programming autonomy, and a wholly-owned foundation (TCEF, established 2004) handles charitable giving and scholarship programs.

Name

ASCE TEXAS SECTION

Legal name

ASCE Texas Section

Website

https://texasce.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASCE Texas Section is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional association serving 12,000+ civil engineers across Texas through 13 regional branches, 21 student chapters, and programs including CECON, the Infrastructure Report Card, and legislative advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Engineering Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic & Education Conference Organizers (THAHACAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering association
• Professional membership
• Engineering conferences
• Infrastructure advocacy
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues collected from over 12,000 members across Texas. Different branch combined dues vary (e.g., Austin Branch $75, Central Texas Branch $71). Subscribing members receive reduced registration fees, leadership opportunities, awards access, and advocacy event access.
2. Conference and Event Registration: Revenue from annual CECON convention, Student Symposium, Leadership Development Weekend, and other events. Registration fees vary by sector: Public Sector $25, Private Sector $150, Student $5 for Legislative Drive-In.
3. Sponsorships and Exhibits: Corporate sponsorships for CECON, Student Symposium, Legislative Drive-In, and other programs. Sponsors receive visibility at events and recognition across communications.
4. Career Center: Job board platform where employers post civil engineering positions, generating revenue through job listing fees.
5. TCEF Donations and Grants: Texas Civil Engineering Foundation (TCEF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 2004, supports educational, technical and professional activities through donations and scholarship programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ASCE Texas Section is a nonprofit professional membership association serving more than 12,000 civil engineers across Texas as a regional entity of ASCE Global, founded in 1913 and headquartered in Austin, TX. It sells individual professional memberships, hosts continuing-education conferences (CECON), Student Symposiums, and webinars, publishes the TCE Magazine, and produces advocacy outputs such as the Texas Infrastructure Report Card and Legislative Drive-In. The organization also operates a Career Center job board, awards scholarships, and engages corporate sponsors to support civil engineering professional development and public-policy advocacy statewide.

Product overview

ASCE Texas Section operates as a professional membership organization rather than a product company, offering a portfolio of programs and services for civil engineering professionals across Texas. The core offerings include CECON (annual conference), the ASCE Frontier Student Symposium (student competitions), Texas Infrastructure Report Card (quadrennial research publication), Leadership Development Weekend (professional development), Legislative Drive-In (advocacy), monthly Webinars (continuing education), Texas Civil Engineer magazine (quarterly publication), Career Center (job board), and TCEF Scholarships (educational funding). These programs serve over 12,000 members across 15 branches and 21 student chapters statewide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Professional Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card assigns letter grades to 16 infrastructure categories, providing measurable benchmarks for infrastructure condition assessment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Freese and NicholscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Freese and Nichols has generously sponsored the $5,000 Future Leaders Scholarship each year since 2012. ASCE Region 6 Governors also supported with a $5,000 contribution in 2013.
• Texas Civil Engineering Foundation (TCEF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004TCEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 2004 that supports the educational, technical and professional activities and programs of ASCE Texas Section. TCEF funds the Future Leaders Scholarship ($5,000 annually), Past Presidents Educational Trust Fund, and general activities including student programs, technical committees, webinars, and Legislative Drive-In.
• Hanson Professional Services Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor for CECON 2026 conference, supporting innovation, strengthening infrastructure and building resilient communities across Texas.
• Texas Concrete Products Association (TCPA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor of Legislative Drive-In program, serving as the voice for concrete pipe, box culvert, and precast industries in Texas.
• LAN (Lewis, autore, Nading)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor of Legislative Drive-In. Founded 1935, a Texas company delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions and serving Texas communities for 90 years.
• StantecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor of Legislative Drive-In. Global design consulting firm with significant Texas presence.
• WoolpertminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor of Legislative Drive-In. Architecture, engineering, geospatial and strategic consulting firm, Top 100 ENR Global Design firm.
• BGE Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze sponsor of Legislative Drive-In. Houston-based, employee-owned civil engineering consulting firm with 1,000+ employees in 22 offices across the Southwest, celebrating 50 years in 2025.
• Burns McDonnellminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze sponsor of Legislative Drive-In. Engineering firm providing infrastructure design services.
• ASCE GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASCE Texas Section is one of the largest and most active sections of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the oldest national civil engineering society in the United States. ASCE Global provides technical standards, tools, templates, and organizational support.
• ASCE Region 6coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASCE Region 6 encompasses 36 universities from Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. Texas Section collaborates with Region 6 on Student Symposium and shares governance through regional structure.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): National engineering professional society with Texas professional and collegiate sections. Competes for the same Texas engineering talent pool, particularly for student members and Younger Members programming where ASCE Texas Section also invests.

Broad incumbents

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE): National professional engineering society with state chapters. Competes with ASCE for general PE continuing education, advocacy, and member dues, though NSPE is multi-discipline whereas ASCE Texas Section is civil-engineering specific.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE Global): National parent society for the Section. ASCE Global sets standards, branding, and policy that the Texas Section executes against; comparable in that it is a civil engineering professional association, but operates at national scope with much larger paid staff and budget.

Others

• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES): National organization that develops and administers the PE licensure exams and continuing education requirements. Indirectly comparable as it governs the licensing framework that drives demand for ASCE Texas Section's CE webinars and professional development programs.

Regional players

• AIA Texas (AIA Society chapters in Texas): Texas component of the American Institute of Architects. Adjacent professional association that also delivers continuing education, advocacy, and chapter programming in Texas, occasionally co-located or co-sponsoring infrastructure events with ASCE Texas Section.
• Texas Water Development Board (TWDB): Texas state agency funding water and wastewater infrastructure. ASCE Texas Section's Government Affairs Committee (chaired by VP Bloom) interfaces with TWDB on flood and water policy, and the IRC's grading of wastewater/levees directly informs TWDB's policy context.

Direct peers

• Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC of Texas): Texas statewide construction industry association. Overlaps with ASCE Texas Section on infrastructure advocacy, training/webinars, and large construction-industry events, but represents contractors rather than engineers.
• American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas (ACEC Texas): Texas chapter of a national trade association for engineering firms. Overlaps with ASCE Texas Section on infrastructure advocacy, legislative engagement (including Legislative Drive-In counterparts), and firm-level networking in the AEC industry.
• Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE): Statewide professional engineering society in Texas. Directly competes with ASCE Texas Section for the same pool of Texas-licensed professional engineers, offering overlapping continuing education, advocacy, and chapter programming.
• ASCE California Section (and other large state sections): Peer ASCE state sections such as California, Florida, and New York Metropolitan Section. Operate the same chapter/institute model, deliver analogous CECON-equivalent events, and compete for the same national ASCE benchmarking and recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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