Lubbock District Engineer

Kylan Francis, P.E., is the district engineer for TxDOT's Lubbock District.

Francis began her TxDOT career in 2005 working as a summer hire for the Plainview Area Office in the Lubbock District. She was a student at Texas Tech University at the time, but went on to graduate that year in December, with a degree in Civil Engineering & Architecture from Texas Tech.

She started her first full-time TxDOT job in Feb. 2006 as an engineering assistant for the Plainview Area Office. In Jan. 2009, Francis transferred to the Central Design office; during this time she earned her Professional Engineer license in May 2011. She returned to the Plainview Area Office as the assistant area engineer in March of 2013.

Francis was selected as the Lubbock District Director of Transportation, Planning, and Development in November 2016 where she oversaw the project planning and programming for the district's 17 counties and worked with local municipalities and the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization to identify, plan and schedule transportation system improvement projects.

Francis was promoted to the Lubbock Deputy District Engineer in January 2025 where she oversaw the Area Engineers as well as coordinating and promoting career development and succession planning for the District.