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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tonya Nixon became the first black woman to win |
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election as a Travis County constable in November 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, An East Austin native, Constable Nixon received more |
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than 60 percent of the Precinct 1 vote in the primary and ran |
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unopposed in November; she previously broke barriers as the first |
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black female sergeant in the precinct and served with distinction |
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for 16 years; in her campaign, she emphasized the importance of |
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increasing engagement with the community and dismantling the |
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school-to-prison pipeline; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Nixon has completed extensive |
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professional training and holds an Advanced Peace Officer |
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Proficiency Certificate and Civil Process Proficiency |
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Certification; in addition, she attended Austin Community College, |
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Colorado Technical University, and Virginia College; she is a |
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member of the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association, and |
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she was appointed to serve on the Civil Process Education Committee |
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for the Texas Justice Court Training Center; in 2017, she was a |
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panelist at the Big Data & Community Policing Conference, and the |
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following year, she was a panelist at the Excellence and |
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Advancement Foundation "Counselors Over Cops" event; and |
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WHEREAS, Long active in the community, Constable Nixon has |
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volunteered frequently and taken on many leadership roles; she is a |
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member of the Eastern Travis County Colony Park Advisory Committee |
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and of the National Council of Negro Women; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her career in law enforcement, Tonya |
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Nixon has upheld the highest standards of public service, and she |
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brings to her new responsibilities energy, enthusiasm, and a strong |
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commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Tonya Nixon on her election as the |
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first black female constable in Travis County and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Constable Nixon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cole |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on March |
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10, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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