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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Barron Smith is retiring from the Flower |
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Mound Police Department on February 3, 2025, drawing to a close an |
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exemplary tenure in law enforcement that has spanned more than 27 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Smith began his career as a jailer in New |
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Mexico, and he subsequently became an officer with the Lovington |
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Police Department; he joined the Flower Mound Police Department in |
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September 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his tenure with the Flower Mound force, |
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Mr. Smith distinguished himself as a beat officer; promoted to |
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corporal and then to the rank of sergeant in 2006, he oversaw the |
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traffic division and was honored as Supervisor of the Year in 2006 |
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and 2008; in August 2020, he transferred from the patrol division to |
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the criminal investigations division; he was assigned to the school |
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resource officer unit, where he has overseen a team of nine resource |
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officers in the Lewisville Independent School District; along the |
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way, he has served as a member of the marine safety equipment |
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operators team and earned certification as a master peace officer; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Barron Smith has greatly benefited the citizens of |
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Flower Mound through his skill, professionalism, and commitment to |
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public safety, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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contributions as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sergeant Barron Smith on his |
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retirement from the Flower Mound Police Department and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Smith as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bumgarner |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 507 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 8, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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