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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Adam Wall, a member of the Kaufman Police |
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Department, was honored for his courageous actions in the line of |
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duty with a Meritorious Service Award in May 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Wall was serving on the Kaufman Independent |
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School District police force at the time of the incident on |
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April 11, 2022, when he intervened to prevent a reckless driver |
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from entering a school zone; the suspect, a 37-year-old man, was |
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pursued by police before ultimately being arrested after a brief |
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standoff on U.S. Highway 175; and |
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WHEREAS, Upon witnessing the driver approaching the school |
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zone near two Kaufman campuses on South Houston Street, Officer |
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Wall acted quickly to position his patrol vehicle to block the |
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driver's path; the suspect was later determined to be driving while |
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heavily intoxicated; and |
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WHEREAS, The Kaufman community is fortunate to have such |
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exceptional public servants as Adam Wall, whose swift and decisive |
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response helped prevent what could have been a tragic turn of |
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events, and he is truly deserving of special recognition for his |
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heroism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kaufman police officer Adam Wall on |
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his receipt of a Meritorious Service Award and commend him for his |
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brave and selfless actions on April 11, 2022; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Wall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bell of Kaufman |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 51 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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