Bill Text: TX HR34 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Rockwall County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR34 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR34-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 34 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Rockwall County Sheriff's Office is | ||
| commemorating 150 years of service in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1873, the department serves Rockwall | ||
| County, which was founded the same year and has grown from fewer | ||
| than 3,000 people in 1880 to nearly 108,000 in 2022; today, the | ||
| agency employs a 171-member staff and encompasses enforcement, | ||
| criminal investigation, communication, and detention divisions; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Over the years, the office has benefited from the | ||
| efforts of a total of 19 sheriffs; the first, Thomas F. Shaw, | ||
| initially ran the office as a one-man operation, and the | ||
| longest-tenured sheriff was W. J. Price, who directed the | ||
| department for more than three decades; since 2020, the sheriff's | ||
| agency has been led by Terry Garrett; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For a century and a half, the Rockwall County | ||
| Sheriff's Office has worked to protect the lives and property of | ||
| area residents, and it is a privilege to join in commending its | ||
| staff for their outstanding service; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the Rockwall County Sheriff's Office on | ||
| the occasion of its 150th anniversary and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the department sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success with their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Holland | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 34 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
