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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, After more than four decades of exemplary service, |
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Colonel Thomas A. Davis, Jr., retired from the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety on August 31, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Tommy Davis joined the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety on November 18, 1964; following his graduation from the DPS |
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Academy, he worked in Houston at the Driver License Service, the |
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Highway Patrol Service, and the Criminal Intelligence Service; he |
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transferred to Austin in 1983, with his promotion to sergeant, and |
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he subsequently became assistant service commander; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Colonel Davis took on |
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ever-increasing responsibility as assistant chief and chief of the |
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Criminal Law Enforcement Division; he was named assistant director |
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of the agency in 1996, and he skillfully led DPS as its director |
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from March 1, 2000, until his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed public servant further distinguished |
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himself as a board member of the Texas Board of Private |
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Investigators and Private Security Agencies, the Automobile |
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Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, and the Fleetwood Memorial |
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Foundation; a longtime member of the International Association of |
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Chiefs of Police, he also holds master and instructor licenses with |
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the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and |
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Education; and |
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WHEREAS, The commitment, professionalism, and leadership of |
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Tommy Davis have greatly benefited the people of Texas, and his |
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steadfast efforts in behalf of public safety have earned him the |
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lasting respect and admiration of all who have been privileged to |
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work with him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Colonel Thomas A. Davis, Jr., on his retirement |
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as director of the Texas Department of Public Safety and honor him |
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for his numerous contributions to the state; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Davis as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |