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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Donald N. Egdorf of the Houston Police Department is |
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being promoted to sergeant on May 11, 2017, and this occasion |
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provides a fitting opportunity to commend him on his 16 years of |
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exemplary service; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Don Egdorf joined |
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HPD in May 2001; he became a member of the department's DWI Task |
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Force in January 2003, and in the years since, he has specialized in |
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crimes related to driving while intoxicated, from first offense DWI |
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to felony murder, and has made more than 3,000 DWI-related arrests; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since July 2014, Sergeant Egdorf has been the |
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DWI/traffic safety liaison officer with the Traffic Enforcement |
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Division, overseeing all DWI training in the department and working |
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closely with the Vehicular Crimes Section of the Harris County |
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District Attorney's Office; he also teaches DWI classes to police |
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officers and prosecutors from across the state, and he has helped |
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teach every Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course at the |
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police academy since 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, Sergeant Egdorf regularly speaks about |
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drinking and driving with audiences at schools, community centers, |
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and other venues; during the past two legislative sessions, he has |
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shared his insight and expertise with members and staffers of the |
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Texas Legislature, speaking eloquently about the dangers and |
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consequences of distracted driving in support of efforts to enact a |
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statewide ban on texting while driving; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Egdorf has received 27 letters of |
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commendation, and he has twice been named DWI Officer of the Year by |
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the DA's office; Mothers Against Drunk Driving has presented him |
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with numerous awards, including its Outstanding Service Award, and |
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he received a Platinum Telly Award for producing the documentary |
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film End of Watch: The Kevin Will Story, about an HPD officer killed |
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by a drunk driver in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, Sergeant Don Egdorf has helped make |
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Texas a safer place through his dedication to enforcing the law and |
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educating the public about drinking and driving, and he may indeed |
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take great pride in his many achievements and in his well-deserved |
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promotion; 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 Donald N. Egdorf of the Houston |
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Police Department on his promotion to sergeant and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with his 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 Sergeant Egdorf as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |