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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Major General Robert J. Bodisch Sr. is being sworn |
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in as commander of the Texas State Guard on January 26, 2019, and |
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this is a fitting occasion to pay tribute to his long history of |
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exemplary service to the people of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of |
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the Texas State Guard for more than three decades, General Bodisch |
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is currently the guard's interim commander; he has previously |
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served as chief of staff of the Department of Public Safety and as |
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deputy director of Texas Homeland Security, with responsibility for |
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the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division and the Texas |
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Division of Emergency Management; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1973, General Bodisch embarked on a 45-year |
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career in law enforcement, starting as a deputy sheriff in Harris |
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County; he went on to serve as a lieutenant investigator with the |
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Harris County District Attorney's Office, as chief investigator |
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with the Texas Prosecutor Council, and as senior criminal |
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investigator with the Texas Attorney General's Office; and |
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WHEREAS, General Bodisch was director of the Texas Narcotics |
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Control Program from 1996 to 2001, and he subsequently served as |
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director of education and training for the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education as well as assistant |
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director of the attorney general's Office of Special |
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Investigations; he also completed two tours of duty in Iraq with the |
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U.S. Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative |
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Training Assistance Program, earning the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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Joint Civilian Service Commendation Medal in 2005 and the U.S. Army |
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Outstanding Civilian Service Medal in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, Robert Bodisch has |
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dedicated himself to preserving the peace and protecting the |
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citizens of our state and nation, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on his outstanding record of achievement as he takes on the |
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challenges and opportunities of his new position; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Major General Robert J. Bodisch Sr. |
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on his induction as commander of the Texas State Guard and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success in his important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for General Bodisch as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Parker |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 89 was adopted by the House on January |
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22, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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