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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Police Chief Olga Maldonado has rendered |
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exceptional service to the Mercedes Police Department over the |
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course of her 30-year tenure with that agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Olga Maldonado began her career with the Mercedes |
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Police Department as a clerk in 1987, and within a year, she had |
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risen through the ranks to become a police officer; promoted to |
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sergeant and later to captain, she served along the way as a |
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detective in the major crimes unit and assisted with juvenile |
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cases; in 2004, she was named the city's first female chief of |
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police, and during her exemplary tenure in that role, she has helped |
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guide the Mercedes PD through a period of rapid growth; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan further serves her fellow |
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citizens as mayor of the neighboring town of La Feria, where she |
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grew up and graduated from high school, and she fosters community |
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bonds and seeks to help those who are less fortunate by spearheading |
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such annual events as back-to-school backpack giveaways, Easter egg |
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hunts, Halloween costume contests, and Christmas toy drives; and |
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WHEREAS, Olga Maldonado has demonstrated both skilled, |
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visionary leadership and an inspiring commitment to strengthening |
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the fabric of her community, and she may indeed take justifiable |
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pride in all she has accomplished in behalf of her department and |
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the people of Mercedes; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Chief Olga |
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Maldonado for her service to the Mercedes Police Department and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Maldonado as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Martinez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 482 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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