Recognizing Rob Kepple on his exemplary career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association.

89(R) SR 432 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 432

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to

recognize Rob Kepple for his outstanding career with the Texas

District and County Attorneys Association and for his 22 years of

leadership as the organization's executive director; and

WHEREAS, A graduate of George Washington University Law

School, Rob Kepple began his career by serving as an associate at

the Fulbright and Jaworski law firm in Houston; he went on to

distinguish himself as a prosecutor in Harris County, working

under the legendary district attorney Johnny Holmes, and he rose

to become a chief felony prosecutor; and

WHEREAS, Rob joined the Texas District and County

Attorneys Association in 1990 to oversee legal training of

prosecutors throughout the state and to represent prosecutors at

the State Capitol; he assisted in drafting and implementing the

1993 Texas Penal Code, and in 2002, he accepted the role as

executive director of the association; and

WHEREAS, Under Rob's skilled leadership, the Texas

District and County Attorneys Association has grown to become the

largest statewide association of prosecutors in the nation; his

impressive tenure is marked by such notable accomplishments as

the formation of the Texas District and County Attorneys

Foundation and the Prosecutor Management Institute, and he has

been an indispensable asset to numerous legislators and aspiring

prosecutors at The University of Texas School of Law; and

WHEREAS, Rob Kepple is an esteemed legal expert who has

left an indelible mark on the practice and application of law in

Texas, and his leadership as executive director of the

association will be greatly missed by all; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th

Legislature, hereby commend Rob Kepple on his exemplary career

and his many contributions to the Lone Star State and extend to

him best wishes in all his future endeavors; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Eckhardt, Huffman, West

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the

above Resolution was adopted by

the Senate on April 24, 2025.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate