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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 762
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas 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 |
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centuries, the agency has a storied history hailing back to its |
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inception as the Texas Rangers in 1823; the Texas Rangers and the |
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Texas Highway Patrol were combined in 1935 in what would |
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thereafter be known as 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 |
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units that work together to achieve the department's four primary |
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goals: to combat crime and terrorism, to strengthen statewide |
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emergency management, to enhance highway and public safety, and |
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to provide 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 |
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are indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby commend the Department of Public Safety |
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on its long history of excellence and dedication in law |
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enforcement and extend to its employees sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the agency as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| Birdwell |
Hancock |
Schwertner |
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| Duncan |
Lucio |
Van de Putte |
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| Garcia |
Rodriguez |
Zaffirini |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 25, 2013. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |