88R16042 TBO-D
 
  By: Canales H.R. No. 1344
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A. Villarreal Jr. is
  retiring from the Texas Department of Public Safety on March 31,
  2023, drawing to a close an outstanding career with the agency that
  has spanned 28 years; and
         WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal joined DPS in 1995, and after
  graduating from the academy, he was stationed in Zapata as a Texas
  Highway Patrol officer; he was subsequently assigned as a criminal
  law enforcement trooper with the Narcotics Service in McAllen, and
  in 2000, he was elevated to the position of sergeant investigator,
  subsequently transferring to Corpus Christi; in 2009, he was
  promoted to lieutenant in the Narcotics Service and assigned to
  Eagle Pass; he later transferred to McAllen and Weslaco, where he
  oversaw a drug squad and a major gang unit; and
         WHEREAS, In September 2014, Lieutenant Villarreal was
  appointed as a Texas Ranger, and he served in Harlingen, Weslaco,
  and Edinburg before becoming a lieutenant with Texas Rangers
  Company E in El Paso and then Company D in Weslaco; his many
  responsibilities have included working as a crisis negotiator,
  investigating the 1960 cold case of Irene Garza, and leading the
  Company D Special Response Team; and
         WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal's dedication, expertise, and
  commitment to preserving the peace have greatly benefited the
  people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his
  fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career
  well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A.
  Villarreal Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of
  Public Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Lieutenant Villarreal as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives.