H.R. No. 218
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Members of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, one
  of the nation's oldest law enforcement organizations, are gathering
  in Austin on February 21, 2007, to participate in Sheriffs'
  Association of Texas Day at the Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Constitution created the office of sheriff
  in each county of the state; legislation requires that a sheriff
  conserve peace and enforce the criminal laws of the state;
  moreover, the sheriff is responsible for the county jail, bail
  bonds, civil process, and the security of the courts, and in some
  smaller counties, the sheriff may also act as the tax collector; and
         WHEREAS, The first meeting of the Sheriffs' Association of
  Texas took place on August 14, 1874; association members adopted
  their preamble calling for sheriffs to assist one another in the
  execution of laws, in the discharge of their duties against
  criminals, and in the protection of the citizens in their
  respective counties and throughout the state; the group has
  continued to follow the dictates of this mission to this day; and
         WHEREAS, The office of sheriff is one of the oldest forms of
  law enforcement; sheriffs in our state's 254 counties are elected
  to four-year terms, and each sheriff is a member of the Sheriffs'
  Association of Texas; in addition, more than 2,700 individuals are
  active members of the group, and more than 40,000 individuals are
  associate members; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2007, as Sheriffs'
  Association of Texas Day at the Capitol and commend the members of
  the Sheriffs' Association of Texas for their many contributions to
  our state; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Kolkhorst
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Fischer Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 218 was adopted by the House on
  February 21, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House