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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosalinda R. Ybanez was sworn in as the first |
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Hispanic female president of the Houston Police Organization of |
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Spanish Speaking Officers on April 1, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Also the first Hispanic female to head a police |
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organization in Texas, Officer Ybanez has had a distinguished |
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career with HPD; joining the department as a patrol officer, she |
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went on to become an investigator in the homicide division, family |
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violence unit, where she served for a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Ybanez currently works in a specialized |
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division, and she belongs to a number of professional groups, |
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including the Texas Hispanic Peace Officers Association and the |
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Houston Police Officers Union; in addition, she is a valued member |
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of the Hispanic Officer of the Year committee and the Mayor's |
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Hispanic Advisory Board; and |
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WHEREAS, The Houston Police Organization of Spanish Speaking |
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Officers assists minorities with the special issues they face in |
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their day-to-day work lives; in her new role, Officer Ybanez |
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represents OSSO members in employee group meetings with the chief |
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of police and she oversees the organization's many worthwhile |
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community outreach efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her profession, Rosalinda Ybanez has |
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earned the respect and admiration of her fellow officers, and her |
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outstanding leadership will continue to enhance the aims of the |
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Organization of Spanish Speaking Officers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Rosalinda R. Ybanez on her election as the |
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first Hispanic female president of the Houston Police Organization |
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of Spanish Speaking Officers and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Ybanez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |