Public official

Donny Hooper

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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

Aug 29, 2022Red-light cameras turned off at end of contract
Mar 30, 2023TCEQ approves tarps and spray-on material as alternative daily cover at the landfill
Apr 25, 2023Council awards $4,182,433.10 contract for Landfill Cell 10 Phase 3
Feb 25, 2025New City Hall opens at 623 S. Johnson St.
Apr 23, 2025City says the 1966 City Hall will be demolished and the site turned into green space
May 28, 2025City estimates up to $3 billion to replace the Hollywood Road plant
Jun 27, 2025City issues letter of intent on water delivery for the Fermi campus
Aug 26, 2025Staff drop the single new plant concept; estimate falls below $1.5 billion
Jan 27, 2026Council pauses the Southwest Pool permanent closure; both pools closed temporarily for a study
Jun 9, 2026Council approves $34,800 outside operational assessment of the landfill
Aug 6, 2026TWDB approves $60 million loan for planning and design of the Hollywood Road expansion
Aug 25, 2026City reports Fermi's July 2026 water use at 310,000 gallons (386th among top users)
Sep 29, 2026FY2026/27 budget adopted with an 11% water and sewer fee increase

Sources

1.City of Amarillo names Hooper as Director of Public Works — ABC7 Amarillo (KVII), Feb 9, 2021 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026newsIndependentStates: "Hooper served as the assistant director of the department starting in 2018 after serving at Pampa's public works department for 22 years."
2.Former Pampa director of public works joins City of Amarillo — ABC7 Amarillo (KVII), Jul 18, 2018 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026newsIndependentStates: "During the Amarillo City Council's regular meeting on Tuesday, City Manager Jared Miller announced Donny Hooper as the new assistant director of Public Works."
3.Hooper named director of Public Works — MyHighPlains (KAMR), Feb 9, 2021 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026newsIndependentStates: "The City of Amarillo named Donny Hooper Director of Public Works for the City of Amarillo. ... He succeeds Raymond Lee, who resigned."
4.Amarillo's red light cameras officially dead — KVII ABC 7 Amarillo, Aug 30, 2022 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependent
5.Red light cameras officially shut down in Amarillo — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Aug 29, 2022 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependent
6.Donny Hooper — member profile — Texas City Management Association (TML directory), Oct 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredSelf-reported career history. States: "07/01/2018 to 06/01/2023 Dir of Public Works, City of Amarillo"
7.City Manager's Office — City of Amarillo · retrieved Jul 29, 2026primarySubject-authoredLists former City Managers by year (e.g. "Alan M. Taylor 2005-2011"); stated Grayson Path took office August 12, 2024 (as of 2026-07-29).
8.Council Approves Organization Chart — City of Amarillo, Nov 15, 2024 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "Deputy City Manager Andrew Freeman will add the title of Public Safety Director with a consolidation of all public safety departments."
9.City of Amarillo estimates $3 billion to replace beleaguered water treatment plant — ABC7 Amarillo (KVII), May 28, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependentHeadline says 'water treatment plant'; the article concerns the Hollywood Road Wastewater Treatment Facility.
10.Amarillo's city hall moves to Amarillo Hardware Building, doubling space for growth — ABC7 Amarillo (KVII), Feb 24, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependentStance: neutralURL slug says 'coca-cola building'; the article text describes the Amarillo Hardware Company building.
11.City Council minutes, regular meeting of November 12, 2024 — City of Amarillo, Nov 12, 2024 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredConsent item 10.Q (landfill engineering services contract); consent agenda approved 5:0.
12.City Council minutes, regular meeting of June 10, 2025 — City of Amarillo, Jun 10, 2025 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredFrom the City's CivicClerk meeting portal; date is the meeting date. Item 10.C.
13.Addressing Amarillo's aging infrastructure: wastewater treatment plants — City of Amarillo, Sep 4, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026primarySubject-authored
14.Future plans for Amarillo's old City Hall building — NewsChannel10 (KFDA), Apr 23, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependentStance: neutral
15.City of Amarillo provides update on wastewater treatment plants — NewsChannel10 (KFDA), Aug 26, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependentPage timestamp Aug 26, 2025, 9:48 p.m.; URL path dated Aug 27.
16.City of Amarillo awarded $60 million loan from Texas Water Development Board for Hollywood wastewater facility projects — Amarillo Tribune, Aug 7, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependent
17.Amarillo City Council adopts 2026 tax rate, discusses water and sewer fees — Amarillo Tribune, Sep 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependent
18.City of Amarillo Organization Chart (Updated September 2026) — City of Amarillo, Sep 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "Andrew Freeman Deputy City Manager/ Chief Operating Officer"