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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mike Gleason of Cedar Park demonstrated an exemplary |
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commitment to public service as sheriff of Williamson County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gleason was elected sheriff in November 2020 and |
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held the office until the end of 2024; among his many |
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accomplishments, he secured pay increases for corrections and law |
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enforcement officers, maintained a healthy work culture and a fully |
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staffed agency, reinstated the crisis intervention team, and |
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established a jail-to-jobs program for inmates; he also served on a |
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number of boards and committees, including the Williamson County |
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Children's Advocacy Center Board, Bluebonnet Trails Community |
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Services Board, Sheriffs' Association of Texas Board, and Major |
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County Sheriffs of America Foundation Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his 31 years with the Williamson |
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County Sheriff's Office, Mr. Gleason demonstrated exceptional |
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leadership ability as he rose through the agency's ranks; he began |
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his career in corrections before becoming a licensed peace officer, |
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and he went on to serve in such pivotal command positions as |
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lieutenant of headquarters administration, captain of patrol |
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services, and assistant chief deputy of corrections; and |
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WHEREAS, A recipient of the Dr. James Moritz Endowed |
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Scholarship from the 100 Club of Texas, Mr. Gleason graduated from |
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the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; he also |
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studied at the Correctional Management Institute of Texas at Sam |
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Houston State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his long career in law enforcement, Mike |
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Gleason dedicated himself to the safety and well-being of his |
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fellow Texans, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on his |
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many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Mike Gleason for his service to |
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Williamson County and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gleason as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |