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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, E. Bruce Curry is retiring as district attorney for |
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the 216th Judicial District on January 1, 2017, concluding a |
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distinguished tenure that has spanned more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the longest-serving district attorneys in the |
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state, Mr. Curry was first elected in 1984; at that time, his office |
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had a sole staff member, a secretary, but additional employees were |
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hired as population growth in the Hill Country led to an |
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increasingly heavy court docket; Mr. Curry has personally |
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prosecuted a variety of cases, ranging from felony theft and drugs |
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to organized crime, kidnapping, and capital murders; moreover, he |
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has represented the state in multiple habeas corpus proceedings, |
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and several of his appellate cases are frequently cited as |
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precedent throughout the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Curry, a Lubbock native, completed his |
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bachelor's degree at The University of Texas at Austin and |
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graduated from the UT School of Law in 1971; he served as an |
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assistant attorney general before moving to Kerrville in 1976 to |
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open a private practice; soon thereafter, he was appointed |
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Kerrville municipal court judge, and he subsequently won election |
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as justice of the peace; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Curry enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Sharon, and their family, which has grown to |
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include three children and their spouses, Eddie and Rebecca Lewis, |
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David and Karen Curry, and Otis and Sarah Daniels, as well as five |
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grandchildren, Zack, Isabella, Dylan, Taylor, and Emersyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Curry has greatly benefited his fellow |
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citizens through his outstanding professional accomplishments, and |
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as he prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter of his life, |
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he may take justifiable pride in his contributions to the 216th |
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Judicial District; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate E. Bruce Curry on his retirement as |
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district attorney of the 216th Judicial District and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Curry as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |