By Elkins H.R. No. 1174 77R16201 MTD-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Texas has a responsibility to protect public safety 1-2 by appropriately managing the risk posed by offenders who do not 1-3 abide by the terms and conditions of their probation or parole; and 1-4 WHEREAS, At the time a person is released on parole or 1-5 mandatory supervision or granted community supervision, the parolee 1-6 must agree to comply with certain terms, rules, and conditions 1-7 while under the continued supervision of the Texas Department of 1-8 Criminal Justice or the local community supervision and corrections 1-9 departments; and 1-10 WHEREAS, If an offender violates the terms of release, 1-11 absconds from supervision, or is arrested on allegations of a new 1-12 offense, the parole, mandatory supervision, or community 1-13 supervision may be revoked and the offender incarcerated; and 1-14 WHEREAS, In Texas, there are thousands of offenders who have 1-15 violated the conditions of their parole, mandatory supervision, or 1-16 community supervision and have outstanding arrest warrants, and 1-17 approximately 20 percent of these offenders have additional 1-18 criminal charges filed against them; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Any fugitive should be considered dangerous and a 1-20 threat to the well-being of society, and it is incumbent upon the 1-21 state to seek new and innovative methods to protect the public; and 1-22 WHEREAS, One method to shield society from these dangerous 1-23 criminals is for the Texas Department of Public Safety to develop a 1-24 database listing fugitives who have outstanding arrest warrants for 2-1 violating the terms and conditions of their parole, mandatory 2-2 supervision, or community supervision agreements; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Once developed, the database must be made available 2-4 to the public, as access to this vital information would enable 2-5 citizens to become better informed so that they may protect their 2-6 loved ones and safeguard their property from the devastating 2-7 effects of crime; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby urge the Texas Department of Public Safety to 2-10 create a public database that lists the offenders who have violated 2-11 the terms and conditions of their parole, mandatory supervision, or 2-12 community supervision agreements and have outstanding arrest 2-13 warrants against them; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the house of 2-15 representatives forward an official copy of this resolution to the 2-16 director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.