81R30853 JNC-D
By: Alvarado H.R. No. 2114
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rosalinda R. Ybanez was sworn in as the first
Hispanic female president of the Houston Police Organization of
Spanish Speaking Officers on April 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Also the first Hispanic female to head a police
organization in Texas, Officer Ybanez has had a distinguished
career with HPD; joining the department as a patrol officer, she
went on to become an investigator in the homicide division, family
violence unit, where she served for a decade; and
WHEREAS, Officer Ybanez currently works in a specialized
division, and she belongs to a number of professional groups,
including the Texas Hispanic Peace Officers Association and the
Houston Police Officers Union; in addition, she is a valued member
of the Hispanic Officer of the Year committee and the Mayor's
Hispanic Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, The Houston Police Organization of Spanish Speaking
Officers assists minorities with the special issues they face in
their day-to-day work lives; in her new role, Officer Ybanez
represents OSSO members in employee group meetings with the chief
of police and she oversees the organization's many worthwhile
community outreach efforts; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her profession, Rosalinda Ybanez has
earned the respect and admiration of her fellow officers, and her
outstanding leadership will continue to enhance the aims of the
Organization of Spanish Speaking Officers; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Rosalinda R. Ybanez on her election as the
first Hispanic female president of the Houston Police Organization
of Spanish Speaking Officers and extend to her sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Officer Ybanez as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.