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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Officer Billy Cruz of the Arlington Police |
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| 6 | 7 | | Department placed himself directly in harm's way on the evening of |
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| 7 | 8 | | May 5, 2015, when he aided in the rescue of a number of people from a |
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| 8 | 9 | | fire at an apartment complex; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Officer Cruz and another police officer were on the |
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| 10 | 11 | | scene attending to an unrelated call when they smelled smoke |
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| 11 | 12 | | emanating from a row of apartments, where a three-alarm fire had |
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| 12 | 13 | | broken out; acting quickly, they ran into the apartments to alert |
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| 13 | 14 | | the residents and usher them to safety; despite lacking any sort of |
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| 14 | 15 | | protective or breathing gear, the officers went on to make multiple |
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| 15 | 16 | | trips into the path of danger to ensure that every resident was |
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| 16 | 17 | | evacuated; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the officers' heroic actions, everyone in |
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| 18 | 19 | | the burning buildings escaped unharmed, including an infant; |
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| 19 | 20 | | Officer Cruz and his partner were treated for smoke inhalation at a |
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| 20 | 21 | | local hospital and ultimately released; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In risking his own life to save the lives of others, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Officer Billy Cruz embodied the highest ideals of the law |
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| 23 | 24 | | enforcement profession, and he is indeed deserving of our esteem |
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| 24 | 25 | | and gratitude for his steadfast bravery; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby commend Officer Billy Cruz for his act of valor |
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| 27 | 28 | | in rescuing a group of fellow citizens from a fire and extend to him |
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| 28 | 29 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 31 | | prepared for Officer Cruz as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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