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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas Department of Public Safety for its longtime |
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commitment to protecting and serving the citizens of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A bastion of law and order for nearly two centuries, |
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the agency has a storied history hailing back to its inception as |
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the Texas Rangers in 1823; the Texas Rangers and the Texas Highway |
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Patrol were combined in 1935 in what would thereafter be known as |
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the Department of Public Safety; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the department's responsibilities |
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have evolved, and today it consists of multiple divisions and units |
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that work together to achieve the department's four primary goals: |
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to combat crime and terrorism, to strengthen statewide emergency |
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management, to enhance highway and public safety, and to provide |
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licensing and regulatory services; and |
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WHEREAS, The Department of Public Safety employs more than |
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3,800 commissioned officers and over 5,000 other dedicated staff |
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members; its divisions include Criminal Investigations, Law |
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Enforcement Support, Aircraft Operations, Homeland Security, |
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Emergency Management, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, Driver |
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License, Regulatory Services, the Texas Highway Patrol, and the |
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Texas Rangers; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the department's officers and other |
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agents seize tons of illegal drugs and millions of dollars in |
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drug-trade proceeds, guard against and respond to a variety of |
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threats and disasters, and provide a myriad of licensing and |
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regulatory services; the Texas Rangers, originally created to help |
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protect frontier settlers, now serve as an elite force and assist in |
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a variety of federal, state, and local investigations; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the last 190 years, the Department of Public |
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Safety and its expert forces have worked tirelessly to maintain |
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law, order, and civility in our state, and these professionals are |
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indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Texas Department of Public Safety on |
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its long history of excellence and dedication in law enforcement |
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and extend to its employees sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the agency as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |