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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 484
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WHEREAS, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice, has served the agency with |
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distinction for nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining TDCJ in 1985, Mr. Collier worked as a |
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clerk, correctional and patrol officer, section director, and |
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parole division director before becoming executive director in |
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2016; in his current role, he oversees the operations of one of |
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the country's largest adult criminal justice systems, which is |
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responsible for the care and confinement of more than 130,000 |
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felony inmates, supervises 230,000 inmates on probation or |
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parole, and employs approximately 30,000 men and women across the |
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state; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Sam Houston State University, |
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Mr. Collier holds a bachelor's degree in criminology and |
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corrections; active in a number of professional organizations, |
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he has chaired various committees in the Correctional Leaders |
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Association, has served as president of the Texas Corrections |
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Association, and is currently vice president of the American |
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Correctional Association; in recognition of his efforts, he |
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received the 2013 Dr. George J. Beto Hall of Honor Award from |
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TCA, the 2022 Michael Francke Career Achievement Award from CLA, |
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and a 2025 E. R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award from ACA; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication, integrity, and visionary |
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leadership, Bryan Collier has made a lasting and positive impact |
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at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and in the field of |
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corrections, and he is truly deserving of special recognition; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Bryan Collier for his 40 years of |
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service to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Collier as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Huffman |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 5, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |