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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Young assumed the office of acting police chief |
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of Texas Southern University in March 2017, becoming the first |
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woman to serve as head of the school's Department of Public Safety; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from James Madison High School at |
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the age of 16, Chief Young earned her bachelor's degree in |
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communications and law enforcement from Prairie View A&M University |
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and her master's degree in criminology and sociology from Sam |
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Houston State University; she is a member of Delta Sigma Theta |
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Sorority; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Young is a veteran of the Houston Police |
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Department, where she most recently served as the Southwest Patrol |
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Division's community service specialist, designing and |
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implementing outreach programs for young people and seniors; she |
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also worked with nonprofits, community leaders, and local |
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businesses to build stronger relationships between the police and |
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the neighborhoods they serve; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic law enforcement professional holds a |
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Master Peace Officer's certificate and a Homeland Security |
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certificate, as well as a teaching certificate in secondary |
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education; she is a member of the Institute of Social Justice, the |
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National Black Police Association, the Houston Police Officers' |
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Union, the African American Police Officers League, and Teach for |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Young exemplifies the highest ideals of the law |
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enforcement profession, and Texas Southern is fortunate to have the |
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benefit of her seasoned leadership in this critical post; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Young on her appointment as |
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acting police chief at Texas Southern University and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Young as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Reynolds |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1498 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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