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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Henry L. Whitman Jr. of Floresville has provided |
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outstanding leadership to the Texas Department of Family and |
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Protective Services in his role as commissioner; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed in 2016, Hank Whitman has overseen the |
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diverse and complex operations of the department, including child |
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protective services as well as in-home adult protective services, |
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foster care, and child abuse prevention and early intervention; he |
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has further benefited youth as a mentor in the Big Brothers Big |
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Sisters program, and he serves as chair of the Texas Ranger Hall of |
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Fame and Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Whitman previously served his fellow citizens |
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for 22 years with the Texas Department of Public Safety; he joined |
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the agency as a state trooper in 1990 and rose to become a criminal |
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intelligence investigator before joining the Texas Rangers; named |
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chief of the Texas Rangers in 2011, he created and supervised the |
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elite Texas Ranger Reconnaissance Team and led border security |
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operations, among other achievements; following his retirement in |
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2012, he provided security consulting and private investigation |
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services as president of Whitman Consulting; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Hebronville, Mr. Whitman grew up in Corpus |
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Christi and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years; he began |
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his career in law enforcement with the Corpus Christi Police |
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Department; after completing his bachelor's degree at Southwest |
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Texas State University, he went on to receive a master of public |
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administration degree in criminal justice from Texas A&M |
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University-Corpus Christi; he is also a graduate of the |
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Northwestern University Center for Police Staff and Command and the |
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FBI's National Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his skill, professionalism, and commitment |
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to excellence, Hank Whitman has contributed greatly to DFPS, and he |
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has earned the admiration and appreciation of his colleagues and |
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fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Henry L. Whitman Jr. for his exemplary |
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service as commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and |
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Protective Services and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Whitman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |