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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosendo Hinojosa assumed command of the United |
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States Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector on May 3, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The law enforcement arm of U.S. Customs and Border |
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Protection within the Department of Homeland Security, the Border |
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Patrol is responsible for detection, apprehension, and deterrence |
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of terrorists and terrorist weapons, as well as combating illegal |
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immigration; as the senior executive chief patrol agent for the Rio |
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Grande Valley area, Chief Hinojosa oversees nearly 2,400 agents |
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working in 34 counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Hinojosa is well qualified for his new post; |
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he has served in the Border Patrol for 25 years, most recently as |
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deputy chief patrol agent of the Laredo sector; previously he |
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worked at the Border Patrol's headquarters in Washington, D.C., as |
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the assistant chief in charge of the National Juvenile Program, and |
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from 1997 to 2004 he worked at the McAllen station; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of California, Chief Hinojosa moved to |
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Texas early in life and grew up in San Carlos, graduating from |
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Edinburg High School, and he served in the Marine Corps Reserves in |
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the Harlingen Unit; he and his wife of 24 years, Diana, are the |
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parents of three sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Hinojosa is committed to working with local |
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community members and law enforcement, as well as with the |
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government of Mexico, to meet the challenges that face the region |
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and to use all available resources to ensure that the area is not |
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hospitable to criminal activities; this accomplished public |
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servant is an outstanding choice to lead Border Patrol activities |
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in the Valley, and it is indeed appropriate to take this opportunity |
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to recognize him for his professional achievements and to wish him |
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well with his new duties; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rosendo Hinojosa on his |
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appointment as senior executive chief patrol agent of the U.S. |
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Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Hinojosa as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1983 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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