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               R E S O L U T I O N
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                   WHEREAS, Cooper L. Wolken is joining the elite ranks of Texas  | 
         
         
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            game wardens with his graduation as a member of the 64th Texas Game  | 
         
         
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            Warden Cadet Class on June 2, 2021; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Among the best-trained fish and wildlife  | 
         
         
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            conservation officers in the nation, the game wardens of the Texas  | 
         
         
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            Parks and Wildlife Department play a vital role in maintaining the  | 
         
         
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            sustainability of the state's native fauna, as well as the safety of  | 
         
         
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            hunting, fishing, boating, and other outdoor activities; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, The TPWD Game Warden Training Center accepts only a  | 
         
         
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            fraction of the hundreds of people who apply for admission to its  | 
         
         
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            rigorous 30-week training course; those individuals who complete  | 
         
         
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            the program serve the people of Texas as commissioned peace  | 
         
         
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            officers; following his graduation, Mr. Wolken will be assigned to  | 
         
         
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            Maverick County; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, The men and women who become Texas game wardens make  | 
         
         
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            a positive and lasting contribution to the vitality and  | 
         
         
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            environmental well-being of the Lone Star State, and it is fitting  | 
         
         
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            that Mr. Wolken's achievement in joining this select group be  | 
         
         
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            recognized; 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 Cooper L. Wolken on his graduation  | 
         
         
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            as a member of the 64th Texas Game Warden Cadet Class and extend to  | 
         
         
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            him 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 Mr. Wolken as an expression of high regard by the Texas  | 
         
         
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            House of Representatives. |