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89(R) HR 1511 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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