SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 158
WHEREAS, Captain Audra Clinton Livingston is retiring from
the Texas Department of Public Safety in August 2017, drawing to
a close a notable tenure with the department that has spanned
more than three decades; and
WHEREAS, Audra Livingston entered the department's recruit
school in January 1985, and following graduation, he began his
first assignment in Huntsville; promoted to sergeant in 1994, he
continued to rise steadily through the ranks, earning promotion
to lieutenant in 1996 and captain in 2002; over the years, he has
served the agency as a leader and mentor in a number of Texas
cities, including San Augustine, McAllen, Marshall, Lubbock, and
Tyler; and
WHEREAS, An alumnus of San Augustine High School, Captain
Livingston holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from
Stephen F. Austin State University; he also completed a police
command staff program at the Northwestern University Center for
Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Captain Livingston has
enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Mary, and of his three
children, Kristin, Audrey, and Jacob; and
WHEREAS, Audra Livingston's expertise, professionalism,
and devotion to the core values of the Texas Department of Public
Safety have greatly benefited the citizens of Texas, and he may
indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on
the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Captain
Audra Clinton Livingston on the occasion of his retirement from
the Texas Department of Public Safety and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Captain Livingston as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on August 15, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate