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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Robert R. Almonte was sworn in as the United States |
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marshal for the Western District of Texas on June 2, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Nominated by the president, U.S. marshals serve in |
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the enforcement arm of the federal courts; they oversee the |
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protection of the federal judiciary, the management and selling of |
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seized assets, the transporting of federal prisoners, the operation |
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of the Witness Security Program, and the apprehending of federal |
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fugitives; as marshal for the Western District of Texas, Robert |
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Almonte directs the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service in an |
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area extending from El Paso to San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong El Pasoan, Marshal Almonte graduated |
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summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice |
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administration from Park University; he is a 25-year veteran of the |
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El Paso Police Department, where he spent the majority of his career |
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in narcotics investigations and rose to the office of deputy chief; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While serving as commander of the EPPD narcotics |
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section, Marshal Almonte launched such innovative programs as the |
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Hotel/Motel Narcotics Interdiction Unit and the West Texas High |
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Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Stash House Task Force, which in |
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2000 earned the Outstanding HIDTA Interdiction Unit award from the |
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White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP); and |
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WHEREAS, Marshal Almonte retired from the EPPD in 2003 and |
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subsequently traveled extensively, training law enforcement |
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personnel in narcotics investigations; he has served as vice |
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president of the National Narcotic Officers' Associations' |
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Coalition, and he was elected to three terms as president of the |
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Texas Narcotic Officers Association before being named executive |
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director of the organization; one of the foremost authorities in |
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his field, he has also published two books, Evolution of Narcotic |
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Investigations and Covert Operations Management; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding achievements, |
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Marshal Almonte was named the EPPD Officer of the Year in 1984 and |
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designated Outstanding HIDTA Task Force Commander by the ONDCP in |
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1999; he has also been lauded for his work by the U.S. Congress; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans across the country are indebted to U.S. |
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marshals for the vital role they play in maintaining a peaceful and |
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orderly society, and the appointment of Robert Almonte to this |
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office is a fitting testament to the special care and dedication he |
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has demonstrated in the protection of his fellow citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Robert R. Almonte on being named |
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the United States marshal for the Western District of Texas and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Marshal Almonte as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |