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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A. Villarreal Jr. is |
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retiring from the Texas Department of Public Safety on March 31, |
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2023, drawing to a close an outstanding career with the agency that |
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has spanned 28 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal joined DPS in 1995, and after |
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graduating from the academy, he was stationed in Zapata as a Texas |
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Highway Patrol officer; he was subsequently assigned as a criminal |
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law enforcement trooper with the Narcotics Service in McAllen, and |
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in 2000, he was elevated to the position of sergeant investigator, |
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subsequently transferring to Corpus Christi; in 2009, he was |
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promoted to lieutenant in the Narcotics Service and assigned to |
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Eagle Pass; he later transferred to McAllen and Weslaco, where he |
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oversaw a drug squad and a major gang unit; and |
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WHEREAS, In September 2014, Lieutenant Villarreal was |
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appointed as a Texas Ranger, and he served in Harlingen, Weslaco, |
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and Edinburg before becoming a lieutenant with Texas Rangers |
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Company E in El Paso and then Company D in Weslaco; his many |
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responsibilities have included working as a crisis negotiator, |
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investigating the 1960 cold case of Irene Garza, and leading the |
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Company D Special Response Team; and |
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WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to preserving the peace have greatly benefited the |
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people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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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 Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A. |
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Villarreal Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Villarreal as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |