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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, one |
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of the nation's oldest law enforcement organizations, are gathering |
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in Austin on February 21, 2007, to participate in Sheriffs' |
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Association of Texas Day at the Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Constitution created the office of sheriff |
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in each county of the state; legislation requires that a sheriff |
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conserve peace and enforce the criminal laws of the state; |
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moreover, the sheriff is responsible for the county jail, bail |
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bonds, civil process, and the security of the courts, and in some |
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smaller counties, the sheriff may also act as the tax collector; and |
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WHEREAS, The first meeting of the Sheriffs' Association of |
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Texas took place on August 14, 1874; association members adopted |
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their preamble calling for sheriffs to assist one another in the |
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execution of laws, in the discharge of their duties against |
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criminals, and in the protection of the citizens in their |
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respective counties and throughout the state; the group has |
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continued to follow the dictates of this mission to this day; and |
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WHEREAS, The office of sheriff is one of the oldest forms of |
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law enforcement; sheriffs in our state's 254 counties are elected |
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to four-year terms, and each sheriff is a member of the Sheriffs' |
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Association of Texas; in addition, more than 2,700 individuals are |
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active members of the group, and more than 40,000 individuals are |
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associate members; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2007, as Sheriffs' |
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Association of Texas Day at the Capitol and commend the members of |
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the Sheriffs' Association of Texas for their many contributions to |
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our state; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farias |
Martinez Fischer |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Martinez |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 218 was adopted by the House on |
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February 21, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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