R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The untimely passing of McAllen Police Chief
1-2 Alejandro "Alex" Romero Longoria on December 19, 2000, at the age
1-3 of 53, has brought a great loss not only to his family and fellow
1-4 officers but to the entire community; and
1-5 WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan exemplified in his personal and
1-6 professional conduct the virtues of courage, integrity, and
1-7 unwavering dedication, and his commitment to the law enforcement
1-8 profession, as well as to the community he served, earned him the
1-9 respect of all who knew him; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Born on December 27, 1946, in McAllen, Chief
1-11 Longoria graduated from Mission High School and served his country
1-12 with valor as a member of the United States Army Military Police
1-13 Corps while stationed in Vietnam and at Fort Campbell, Kentucky;
1-14 and
1-15 WHEREAS, He joined the McAllen Police Department in 1971 and
1-16 attained the rank of captain in 1981; he held an instructor's
1-17 certification from the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement Officer
1-18 Standards and Education and was a 1983 graduate of the FBI's
1-19 National Academy; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Appointed McAllen's chief of police in 1985, he
1-21 promoted community-oriented policing and introduced such programs
1-22 as foot patrols, K-9 patrols, and bike patrols, Teen Court, the
1-23 D.A.R.E. program, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, and the
1-24 G.R.E.A.T. program; he also streamlined department operations and
2-1 enhanced the staff's effectiveness by introducing computer
2-2 technology; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Chief Longoria was instrumental in forming the South
2-4 Texas Auto Theft Enforcement Task Force and the Combined Government
2-5 Drug Enforcement and Special Crimes Task Force; he was president of
2-6 the Rio Grande Valley Law Enforcement Chiefs Association and was
2-7 involved with many worthy local and national professional and civic
2-8 organizations; and
2-9 WHEREAS, This highly regarded lawman served on the board of
2-10 policy review of Executive Issues of Policing, sponsored by the
2-11 National Institute of Justice and by Harvard University, and as a
2-12 member of the National Resource Board for Community Policing,
2-13 sponsored by the COPS Programs branch of the U.S. Department of
2-14 Justice; in addition, he was a governing board member and a
2-15 participant in the RIONet Police Information System Project,
2-16 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Counter-Drug
2-17 Technology Assessment Center Division of ONDCP; and
2-18 WHEREAS, Alex Longoria's lifelong commitment to the safety of
2-19 others brought honor to him and to the McAllen Police Department;
2-20 he was nationally recognized for committing himself to the highest
2-21 standards of honor, integrity, ethics, and professionalism, and his
2-22 life serves as a model of exemplary conduct for law enforcement
2-23 officers everywhere; now, therefore, be it
2-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-25 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alex Longoria and
2-26 extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
2-27 Maria Longoria; to his children, Teresa Elena, Veronica, and
3-1 Alejandro Longoria II; to his grandson, Joshua Anthony Longoria;
3-2 and to the other relatives and many friends of this notable public
3-3 servant; and, be it further
3-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-5 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
3-6 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Chief Alex
3-7 Longoria.
Flores
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 300 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 22, 2001.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House