H.R. No. 1519



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The James V Allred Prison Unit of the Texas 
Department of Criminal Justice is commemorating the 10th 
anniversary of its founding in June 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Situated on approximately 320 acres in Iowa Park, 
near Wichita Falls, the prison is named for two-term Texas governor 
James V Allred, a Wichita Falls lawyer who also served the state as 
attorney general; and
	WHEREAS, The maximum-security section of the Allred Unit, the 
first part of the facility to be built, opened in June 1995 with an 
offender capacity of 2,832; in February 1999, a maximum-custody, 
high-security building, able to house 1,298 offenders, was added to 
the complex; and
	WHEREAS, Staffed by approximately 1,000 security and 
nonsecurity employees, the Allred Unit has provided a major 
economic stimulus to Wichita County; and
	WHEREAS, Under the direction of Senior Warden Danny Horton 
and Assistant Warden James Mooneyham, the Allred Unit plays a 
significant role in the Texas criminal justice system; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize the James V Allred Unit on the 
occasion of its 10th anniversary and extend appreciation to the 
administrators and staff of the unit for their service to the Lone 
Star State.

                                                                         Farabee

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1519 was adopted by the House on May 
17, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House