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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jaime Esparza was sworn in as the United States |
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attorney for the Western District of Texas on December 9, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, A distinguished prosecutor with four decades of |
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experience, Mr. Esparza served as district attorney for the 34th |
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Judicial District of Texas from 1993 to 2020; he gained recognition |
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for the creation of the Domestic Violence 24-hour Project, which |
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supports victims and raises awareness of domestic abuse; in |
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addition, he reduced arrests by 20 percent and saved El Paso County |
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millions of dollars through the introduction of the District |
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Attorney Information Management System; named Prosecutor of the |
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Year by the State Bar of Texas in 2005, he is also the recipient of |
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the 2015 National Mothers Against Drunk Driving President's Award |
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for Outstanding Criminal Justice Prosecutor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Esparza began his career as an assistant |
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district attorney in Harris County in 1983; subsequently, he served |
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as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of |
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Texas and as first assistant public defender in the El Paso County |
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Public Defender's Office; in 1992, he became assistant county |
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attorney for El Paso County; he holds a bachelor's degree in |
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business administration from The University of Texas at Austin and |
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a juris doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center; and |
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WHEREAS, An admired prosecutor and a dynamic leader, Jaime |
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Esparza has devoted his career to the administration of justice, |
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and his exciting new role provides an opportunity for him to make an |
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even greater positive impact in the lives of his fellow Texans; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jaime Esparza on his appointment as |
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United States attorney for the Western District of Texas and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Esparza as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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González of El Paso |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 955 was adopted by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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