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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, E. Bruce Curry is retiring as district attorney for |
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| 6 | 7 | | the 216th Judicial District on January 1, 2017, concluding a |
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| 7 | 8 | | distinguished tenure that has spanned more than three decades; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, One of the longest-serving district attorneys in the |
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| 9 | 10 | | state, Mr. Curry was first elected in 1984; at that time, his office |
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| 10 | 11 | | had a sole staff member, a secretary, but additional employees were |
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| 11 | 12 | | hired as population growth in the Hill Country led to an |
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| 12 | 13 | | increasingly heavy court docket; Mr. Curry has personally |
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| 13 | 14 | | prosecuted a variety of cases, ranging from felony theft and drugs |
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| 14 | 15 | | to organized crime, kidnapping, and capital murders; moreover, he |
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| 15 | 16 | | has represented the state in multiple habeas corpus proceedings, |
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| 16 | 17 | | and several of his appellate cases are frequently cited as |
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| 17 | 18 | | precedent throughout the state; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Curry, a Lubbock native, completed his |
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| 19 | 20 | | bachelor's degree at The University of Texas at Austin and |
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| 20 | 21 | | graduated from the UT School of Law in 1971; he served as an |
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| 21 | 22 | | assistant attorney general before moving to Kerrville in 1976 to |
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| 22 | 23 | | open a private practice; soon thereafter, he was appointed |
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| 23 | 24 | | Kerrville municipal court judge, and he subsequently won election |
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| 24 | 25 | | as justice of the peace; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Curry enjoys the love and |
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| 26 | 27 | | support of his wife, Sharon, and their family, which has grown to |
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| 27 | 28 | | include three children and their spouses, Eddie and Rebecca Lewis, |
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| 28 | 29 | | David and Karen Curry, and Otis and Sarah Daniels, as well as five |
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| 29 | 30 | | grandchildren, Zack, Isabella, Dylan, Taylor, and Emersyn; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Curry has greatly benefited his fellow |
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| 31 | 32 | | citizens through his outstanding professional accomplishments, and |
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| 32 | 33 | | as he prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter of his life, |
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| 33 | 34 | | he may take justifiable pride in his contributions to the 216th |
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| 34 | 35 | | Judicial District; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate E. Bruce Curry on his retirement as |
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| 37 | 38 | | district attorney of the 216th Judicial District and extend to him |
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| 38 | 39 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. Curry as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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