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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Troy Finner was sworn in as chief of the Houston |
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Police Department on April 5, 2021, marking a significant milestone |
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in the impressive career of this veteran law enforcement |
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professional; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the city's Fifth Ward and raised in the Hiram |
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Clarke neighborhood, Troy Finner graduated from James Madison High |
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School in 1985; he was at the top of his class at Sam Houston State, |
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where he received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice, and he |
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went on to earn a master's degree in criminology from the University |
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of Houston-Clear Lake; he is also a graduate of the Senior |
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Management Institute for Police, the Police Executive Leadership |
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Institute, and the FBI's National Executive Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Finner joined the Houston Police Department in |
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1990, and over the course of his exemplary 31-year tenure with the |
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department, he has served with the Office of Public Affairs, |
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Southwest Division, South Gessner Division, and the Internal |
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Investigation Command; since 2016, he has served as executive |
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assistant chief, and in that position he oversaw the department's |
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field and support operations, with responsibility for 15 patrol |
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divisions, the Traffic Enforcement Division, the Emergency |
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Communications Division, the Mental Health Division, and the Gang |
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Division; as chief, he takes command of the police department of the |
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fourth largest city in the United States, overseeing more than |
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5,300 sworn officers and 1,200 civilian staffers; in all his |
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endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Sharon; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to community policing, Chief Finner has |
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earned the respect and admiration of his fellow officers, and the |
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citizens of Houston are fortunate to have the benefit of his |
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seasoned leadership in this critical post; 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 Troy Finner on his appointment as |
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chief of the Houston Police Department and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for success in his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Finner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Reynolds |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1327 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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