| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1412 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, An exemplary peace officer and public official, |
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| 6 | 6 | | Gregory Allen was named chief of the El Paso Police Department in |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2008; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Allen first entered the El Paso Police Academy |
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| 9 | 9 | | in January of 1978, and he received his commission as a police |
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| 10 | 10 | | officer in April of 1978; he also holds a bachelor's degree in |
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| 11 | 11 | | sociology; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In the early years of his career, Officer Allen was |
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| 13 | 13 | | assigned to Central Station; he was a field training officer for two |
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| 14 | 14 | | years and a patrol officer for five years; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, From 1983 to 1988, Officer Allen served with the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Tactical Division, an elite unit that dealt with such specialized |
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| 17 | 17 | | assignments as aggravated robbery stakeouts, burglary apprehension |
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| 18 | 18 | | details, riot control, and the protection of dignitaries; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Officer Allen went on to serve as a training |
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| 20 | 20 | | specialist, instructing cadets and officers in firearms, |
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| 21 | 21 | | self-defense, physical training, and the law from 1988 to 1990; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Promoted to sergeant in 1990, he continued to |
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| 23 | 23 | | distinguish himself in the Central Command Patrol Division, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Tactical Section, and the Auto Theft Division; in September of |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1990, he became the leader of a full-time SWAT unit, training |
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| 26 | 26 | | members, procuring equipment, and managing the budget; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, After assignments as patrol sergeant and shift |
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| 28 | 28 | | commander in Central Division, and as patrol shift commander and |
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| 29 | 29 | | acting commander in Mission Valley, this outstanding law |
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| 30 | 30 | | enforcement officer was made interim deputy chief of Region 1 in |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2003; the following year, he was promoted to deputy chief; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, In December of 2007, Deputy Chief Allen became |
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| 33 | 33 | | interim chief of police, and on March 31, 2008, he was permanently |
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| 34 | 34 | | appointed to the position; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, For the past year, Chief Allen has been responsible |
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| 36 | 36 | | for a dynamic department made up of more than 1,100 officers and |
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| 37 | 37 | | nearly 300 civilian employees, and his skillful leadership benefits |
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| 38 | 38 | | from his years of experience, an extensive knowledge of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | community, and a strong commitment to the highest standards of |
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| 40 | 40 | | professional ethics and personal integrity; 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 congratulate Gregory Allen on his 2008 |
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| 43 | 43 | | appointment as Chief of Police for the City of El Paso and extend to |
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| 44 | 44 | | him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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| 45 | 45 | | be it further |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 47 | | prepared for Chief Allen as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Marquez |
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| 50 | 50 | | Moody |
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| 51 | 51 | | Quintanilla |
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| 52 | 52 | | Pickett |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 55 | 55 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1412 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 57 | 57 | | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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