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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Joe D. Cave of Bastrop is retiring |
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as deputy commanding general of the Texas State Guard in March 2025, |
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drawing to a close an exceptional 44-year career in the service of |
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his state and nation; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Amarillo, Joe Cave entered Navy Officer |
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Candidate School following his graduation from West Texas State |
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University; he was commissioned as an ensign in 1981, and he spent |
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16 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring at the rank of commander and |
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then moving into education as the senior naval science instructor |
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for the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, Brigadier General Cave joined the Texas |
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State Guard as a commander in the Texas Maritime Regiment; he |
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subsequently earned promotions to captain, rear admiral, and |
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brigadier general and was the leader of the 6th Brigade until |
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assuming the role of deputy commanding general in 2023; currently, |
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he is also involved in maintaining security along the Texas-Mexico |
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border as the officer in charge of Operation Border Star and |
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Operation Drawbridge within the Texas Military Department and the |
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Texas Department of Public Safety; over the years, he has served in |
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operational command staff positions both ashore and aboard ships, |
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and his State of Texas awards include three Texas Outstanding |
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Service Medals, the Texas Medal of Merit, the Adjutant General's |
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Individual Award, and the Commanding General's Individual Award; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Brigadier General Cave holds a master's degree in |
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education administration from the University of Phoenix, and he |
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graduated from the Surface Warfare Division Officer and Officer |
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Department Head Schools and the Army Command and General Staff |
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College; additionally, he completed the TXSG senior leadership |
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course; he and his wife, Susan, are the proud parents of five |
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children, Dilan, Cutler, James, Mia, and Stasha; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Cave's leadership and commitment to excellence |
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have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and he may indeed take |
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pride in his outstanding record of service as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Brigadier General Joe D. Cave on his retirement |
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as deputy commanding general of the Texas State Guard 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 Brigadier General Cave as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas Senate. |