| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1410 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jaime Esparza has significantly benefited his |
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| 6 | 6 | | fellow citizens as the district attorney of El Paso, Culberson, and |
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| 7 | 7 | | Hudspeth Counties for more than 15 years; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, An El Paso native, Jaime Esparza graduated from |
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| 9 | 9 | | Burgess High School and went on to earn degrees from The University |
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| 10 | 10 | | of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston Law Center; he was |
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| 11 | 11 | | licensed to practice law in 1983 and subsequently served as a |
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| 12 | 12 | | prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorney's Office and as |
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| 13 | 13 | | an assistant district attorney and public defender for El Paso |
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| 14 | 14 | | County before being elected district attorney of the 34th Judicial |
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| 15 | 15 | | District in 1992; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Esparza has contributed his leadership to such |
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| 17 | 17 | | notable organizations as the National District Attorneys |
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| 18 | 18 | | Association, the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, |
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| 19 | 19 | | which he has served as president, and the boards of several High |
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| 20 | 20 | | Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas; known for his no-nonsense stance |
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| 21 | 21 | | on drugs, he organized the Southwest Border Prosecutors to partner |
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| 22 | 22 | | with the federal government in handling drug trafficking at the |
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| 23 | 23 | | international ports-of-entry; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Since taking office, this dedicated Texan has |
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| 25 | 25 | | implemented several successful initiatives, including the District |
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| 26 | 26 | | Attorney Information Management System, which allows law |
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| 27 | 27 | | enforcement officers and assistant district attorneys to |
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| 28 | 28 | | communicate about criminal cases around the clock, and the county's |
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| 29 | 29 | | first Child Fatality Review Team; particularly interested in |
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| 30 | 30 | | children's issues, he also established the Children's Court and the |
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| 31 | 31 | | local Amber Alert, and he is a founding board member of the Advocacy |
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| 32 | 32 | | Center for the Children of El Paso; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Esparza enjoys the love |
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| 34 | 34 | | and support of his wife, Noelia, and their four children, Diego, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Adrian, Elena, and Enrique; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Publicly commended with the El Paso Police |
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| 37 | 37 | | Department Visionary Award, Jaime Esparza has worked to ensure the |
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| 38 | 38 | | safety and security of residents of El Paso and the surrounding |
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| 39 | 39 | | area, and he may take justifiable pride in his exemplary record of |
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| 40 | 40 | | achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor Jaime Esparza for his outstanding efforts |
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| 43 | 43 | | in behalf of El Paso, Culberson, and Hudspeth Counties and extend to |
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| 44 | 44 | | him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Esparza as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Marquez |
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| 49 | 49 | | Moody |
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| 50 | 50 | | Quintanilla |
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| 51 | 51 | | Pickett |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 54 | 54 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1410 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 56 | 56 | | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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