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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Melissa Hightower of Liberty Hill has been named the |
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2014 Chuck Dennis Investigator of the Year by the Texas District and |
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County Attorneys Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Indiana, Melissa Hightower knew she |
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wanted to go into law enforcement since she was in high school; she |
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studied psychobiology and economics at Centre College in Danville, |
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Kentucky, and advanced through the ranks at the Opryland theme park |
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in Nashville to become a uniformed security officer; she later |
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moved to the Lone Star State to take a position at Fiesta Texas in |
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San Antonio, serving as a member of the security team and as the |
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theme park's state police liaison on criminal investigations; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to realizing her career goals, |
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Ms. Hightower put herself through the police academy at San Antonio |
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College and became a peace officer with the Northside Independent |
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School District; she later received an offer of employment from the |
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Bexar County District Attorney's Office, where she was assigned a |
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high-profile capital murder case; in 1998, she was hired as an |
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investigator in the Williamson County Attorney's Office, and as a |
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result of tireless devotion to the job, she was promoted to chief |
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investigator in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hightower is a longtime member of the Texas |
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District and County Attorneys Association; she has twice acted as |
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chair of the investigators section board, and she coauthored a |
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TDCAA training manual called Case Preparation for Investigators; |
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the association previously honored her with the Oscar Sherell Award |
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in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her expertise, compassion, and outstanding |
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work ethic, Melissa Hightower has set a remarkable example of |
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leadership to which others may aspire, and it is indeed a pleasure |
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to recognize her many professional achievements; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Melissa Hightower on her receipt of |
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the 2014 Chuck Dennis Investigator of the Year Award and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Melissa Hightower as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |