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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chuck Brawner was sworn in as the new mayor of Katy |
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on May 15, 2017, and this provides a fitting opportunity to |
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celebrate his outstanding record of public service and civic |
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engagement; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of the Katy area for 37 years, |
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Mr. Brawner served as a volunteer police officer for the city from |
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1982 to 1983, and he was a captain for the West I-10 Volunteer Fire |
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Department from 1984 to 1989, as well as a member of the Fire |
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District 48 board of directors; he went on to distinguish himself as |
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the chief of police for the Spring Branch Independent School |
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District for 21 years before retiring in December 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brawner's achievements in law enforcement also |
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include assignments as a security team leader at the 1996 Summer |
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Olympics in Atlanta and as a joint commander with the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety at a regional emergency response |
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staging area during Hurricane Ike in 2008, and he held the office of |
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president of the Texas Municipal Police Association; he gained |
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experience with state and national policy issues as well, having |
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been appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Juvenile Justice |
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Advisory Board and by Governor Rick Perry to the Federal Juvenile |
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Justice Advisory Board; moreover, he served as chair of the Texas |
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School Safety Center Advisory Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brawner began his work in city government in |
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2013, when he was elected to the Katy City Council, and he was |
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appointed to the office of mayor pro tempore the following year; his |
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involvement in the local community has also included service as |
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president of the Katy High School Band Booster Club and as vice |
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chair of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Merchandise |
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Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Brawner has enjoyed the |
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love and support of Marcy Brawner, his wife of 30 years; the couple |
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are active members of the Parkway Fellowship Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Chuck Brawner has built an impressive record of |
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service to his fellow citizens, and that experience is sure to prove |
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valuable as he takes on the responsibilities of his new office; 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 Chuck Brawner on his election as |
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mayor of Katy and extend to him sincere best wishes for success; |
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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 Mr. Brawner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Schofield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2427 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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