By: Raymond (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.C.R. No. 34

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 16, 2015; April 27, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; May 6, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 6, 2015, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE VOTE

YeaNayAbsentPNV

WhitmireX

HuffmanX

BurtonX

CreightonX

HinojosaX

MenéndezX

PerryX

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Oscar Hale has served with exceptional skill and dedication as chief investigator of the Webb County District Attorney's Office for more than four decades; and

WHEREAS, A Vietnam veteran, Mr. Hale began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in 1968, at the age of 21; he quickly demonstrated outstanding ability as an investigator and was promoted to the rank of detective with responsibility for handling robbery, homicide, and injury cases; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hale was named chief investigator in the district attorney's office soon after joining that department, and he is widely admired for his courage, judgment, and work ethic, as well as for his knowledge and experience; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career in law enforcement, O. J. Hale has set a standard of excellence to which others may aspire; the Texas Department of Public Safety is completing a new crime lab in Laredo, and it would be most fitting to recognize Mr. Hale's noteworthy achievements by naming this facility in his honor; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby direct the Texas Department of Public Safety to name the new crime lab in Laredo the Oscar "O. J." Hale Crime Lab; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official copy of this resolution to the chair of the board and to the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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