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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Rockwall County Sheriff's Office is |
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commemorating 150 years of service in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1873, the department serves Rockwall |
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County, which was founded the same year and has grown from fewer |
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than 3,000 people in 1880 to nearly 108,000 in 2022; today, the |
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agency employs a 171-member staff and encompasses enforcement, |
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criminal investigation, communication, and detention divisions; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the office has benefited from the |
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efforts of a total of 19 sheriffs; the first, Thomas F. Shaw, |
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initially ran the office as a one-man operation, and the |
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longest-tenured sheriff was W. J. Price, who directed the |
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department for more than three decades; since 2020, the sheriff's |
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agency has been led by Terry Garrett; and |
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WHEREAS, For a century and a half, the Rockwall County |
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Sheriff's Office has worked to protect the lives and property of |
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area residents, and it is a privilege to join in commending its |
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staff for their outstanding service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Rockwall County Sheriff's Office on |
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the occasion of its 150th anniversary and extend to all those |
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associated with the department sincere best wishes for continued |
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success with their 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 the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |