| H.R. No. 2114 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Rosalinda R. Ybanez was sworn in as the first | ||
| Hispanic female president of the Houston Police Organization of | ||
| Spanish Speaking Officers on April 1, 2009; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Also the first Hispanic female to head a police | ||
| organization in Texas, Officer Ybanez has had a distinguished | ||
| career with HPD; joining the department as a patrol officer, she | ||
| went on to become an investigator in the homicide division, family | ||
| violence unit, where she served for a decade; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Officer Ybanez currently works in a specialized | ||
| division, and she belongs to a number of professional groups, | ||
| including the Texas Hispanic Peace Officers Association and the | ||
| Houston Police Officers Union; in addition, she is a valued member | ||
| of the Hispanic Officer of the Year committee and the Mayor's | ||
| Hispanic Advisory Board; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Houston Police Organization of Spanish Speaking | ||
| Officers assists minorities with the special issues they face in | ||
| their day-to-day work lives; in her new role, Officer Ybanez | ||
| represents OSSO members in employee group meetings with the chief | ||
| of police and she oversees the organization's many worthwhile | ||
| community outreach efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated to her profession, Rosalinda Ybanez has | ||
| earned the respect and admiration of her fellow officers, and her | ||
| outstanding leadership will continue to enhance the aims of the | ||
| Organization of Spanish Speaking Officers; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Rosalinda R. Ybanez on her election as the | ||
| first Hispanic female president of the Houston Police Organization | ||
| of Spanish Speaking Officers and extend to her sincere best wishes | ||
| for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Officer Ybanez as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Alvarado | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2114 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 21, 2009, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||