H.R. No. 116

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers celebrated its bicentennial on
	January 13, 2023; and
	WHEREAS, The oldest state law enforcement agency in the
	United States, the group known as the Texas Rangers was created in
	1823 by Stephen F. Austin to provide protection for colonists, and
	in 1835, the organization was formally established by a resolution
	of Austin's Permanent Council; following the Texas Revolution, the
	Congress of the Republic of Texas passed a law granting a battalion
	of mounted riflemen to protect the frontier, principally against
	Native Americans; and
	WHEREAS, The Rangers achieved worldwide fame as a fighting
	force during the Mexican War in 1846, and in the 1870s, they were
	dispatched to subdue feuding and banditry and to help restore order
	in areas along the Rio Grande; over the next several decades, the
	need for frontier law enforcement waned, but after a series of
	reforms in the 1920s, the Rangers were called upon to patrol for
	smugglers, cattle rustlers, and other offenders, and they prevented
	injury and property damage during demonstrations and tamed a number
	of lawless oil boomtowns; and
	WHEREAS, When the Texas Department of Public Safety was
	created in 1935, the Texas Rangers joined a much larger law
	enforcement team and became a highly effective state police force,
	complete with a highway patrol, detectives, and a modern scientific
	laboratory, and during World War II, they instructed civilians and
	local police in the latest defense techniques for protecting
	critical infrastructure from sabotage; today, the agency conducts
	investigations in such areas as major violent crime, public
	corruption, cold cases, and officer-involved shootings, and it
	oversees the DPS border security operations, as well as the
	department's tactical and crisis negotiation programs; and
	WHEREAS, Over the last 200 years, this renowned organization
	has secured its place in the colorful history of the Lone Star
	State, and the dedicated men and women of the Texas Rangers continue
	to play an instrumental role in ensuring the safety and security of
	their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the bicentennial of the Texas
	Rangers and extend to the agency's members sincere best wishes for
	continued success in their important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Texas Rangers as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Geren
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 116 was adopted by the House on February
	14, 2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House