H.R. No. 1511

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The officers and staff of Region VII of the Texas
	Department of Public Safety have distinguished themselves in their
	efforts to protect and serve the legislators and state employees of
	the Capitol Complex in Austin; and
	WHEREAS, Since September 1991, the men and women of
	Region VII have been responsible for the security of the 46
	square-block area around the State Capitol that encompasses many
	state government facilities; supervised by the regional commander,
	the region's staff includes commissioned and noncommissioned
	personnel who are divided into details that cover the complex; and
	WHEREAS, Their responsibilities include providing police and
	security patrol of the Capitol grounds, traffic supervision and
	enforcement, parking administration, protection for visiting
	dignitaries, monitoring surveillance cameras, and staffing the
	x-ray machines and metal detectors at the Capitol's entrances; in
	addition, the region's skilled and dedicated personnel also
	investigate crimes, conduct vulnerability assessments to mitigate
	risk, and deal with crowd control during rallies and demonstrations
	on the Capitol grounds; and
	WHEREAS, Those deserving of special recognition for their
	hard work and professionalism include Region Chief Gabriel Ortiz,
	Major Anthony Rodriguez, Major Ralph Ohland, Captain Tom Anderson,
	Captain Duane Hartman, Captain Chris Armstrong, Lieutenant Craig
	Henry, Lieutenant Christopher Hampton, and Security Operations
	Manager Michael Telles; and
	WHEREAS, For more than three decades, the officers of Region
	VII of the DPS have worked tirelessly to maintain law, order, and
	civility in the Capitol Complex, allowing the state's legislators
	and employees to safely and securely conduct the people's business;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Region VII of the Texas Department of
	Public Safety for its outstanding record of protecting the Capitol
	Complex in Austin and extend to the officers and civilian staff
	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 Region VII as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Geren
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1511 was adopted by the House on June 2,
	2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House