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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Randall B. Prince is retiring |
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from the Texas Department of Public Safety on August 31, 2021, |
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drawing to a close an outstanding career in law enforcement that |
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has spanned more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, This veteran peace officer first joined DPS in |
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October 1988, and he was commissioned as a highway patrol officer |
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in Navasota the following year; he went on to serve with the Motor |
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Vehicle Theft unit in Conroe, and in 1997 he was promoted to the |
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Texas Rangers; rising steadily through the ranks, he served the |
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rangers as a lieutenant in Houston and, at the rank of captain and |
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major, as commander of the ranger company in Lubbock; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011, Lieutenant Colonel Prince was promoted |
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to regional director in Lubbock, where he was responsible for all |
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DPS operations in the 70-county region of West Texas and the |
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Panhandle, and from October 2014 until July 2018, he was the |
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chief of the Texas Rangers, overseeing the investigation of major |
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crimes, officer-involved shooting incidents, and public |
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integrity crimes as well as border security operations and the |
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apprehension of fugitives; since 2018, he has served as the DPS |
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deputy director for law enforcement operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy Prince earned his bachelor's degree in |
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criminal justice from Texas State University, and he is also a |
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graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Governor's Executive |
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Development Program; he is certified as a master peace officer; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Prince has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Karen, and his two children, Morgan |
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Prince and Travis Sterling; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy Prince's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to preserving the peace have greatly benefited the |
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people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel |
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Randall B. Prince on his retirement from the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Prince as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas Senate. |