H.R. No. 747
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, From March 2 to March 21, 2018, the city of Austin
was gripped by a series of seemingly random bombings, which ushered
in a state of fear and vigilance in the community and called forth a
highly coordinated multiagency response to bring the perpetrator of
these heinous crimes to justice; and
WHEREAS, The bombs, which took the lives of Anthony Stephan
House and Draylen Mason and injured five other people, followed no
apparent pattern, were delivered to targets all across the city,
and varied in their trigger methods, from a string of package
explosives to the eventual use of a tripwire; the unpredictable
nature of the attacks posed a complex challenge to investigators
with the Austin Police Department, led by then-interim police chief
Brian Manley; further assistance was provided by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, and hundreds of local and state police and federal
agents were assigned to the case as it built to its crescendo; and
WHEREAS, A trail of evidence uncovered by police eventually
led to the identification of the suspect and a standoff in the
nearby city of Round Rock on March 21; as SWAT team officers closed
in on the man, he committed suicide by detonating a final explosive
in his vehicle, bringing the harrowing incident to its conclusion
with no additional fatalities; and
WHEREAS, Countless individuals from a host of organizations
and units contributed their skills to the investigation; those
deserving of special recognition for their efforts include members
of the Austin Police Department SWAT Team who were present on the
scene during the fraught final moments of the manhunt: Katrina
Pruitt, Brannon Ellsworth, Robert Justesen, Vincent Garcia,
William Jackman, Pat O'Connor, Leighton Radtke, Jon Abbott, Mike
Ridge, Jeff Kingsley, Jared Hidalgo, and Tandy Perkins; and
WHEREAS, A number of bomb technicians also risked their lives
examining and neutralizing the numerous suspicious packages and
devices that were discovered over a period of weeks; they included
members of the Austin PD Bomb Squad, Courtney Renfro, Jeff Dwyer,
Jesse Carrillo, Caine Johnson, Jay McCormick, Josh Euhus, Jeff
Joseph, George Ewing, Rob Nunez, Kent Collins, Scott Rhoads, and
Troy Wiser; members of the Texas Department of Public Safety Bomb
Squad, Thomas Kovacs, Raymond Real, Donnie Bolton, and Andrew
Martinez; members of the San Antonio Bomb Squad, Jeremy Swindells,
Chad Culp, Jon Sarno, Matthew Armstrong, Jason Alberthal, and Jason
Lemcke; and members of the Houston Bomb Squad, Alton Baker, Greg
Smith, and Jason Countryman; and
WHEREAS, Tasked with ending a reign of terror that threatened
to claim many more lives, these men and women met the challenge
before them with tremendous skill and courage, and they have earned
the heartfelt gratitude of the citizens of Austin and the entire
State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
R
ESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the SWAT team and bomb squad members who
responded to the 2018 Austin bombings and extend to them sincere
best wishes for continued success with their important work.
Israel
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
Allen Guillen Oliverson Allen Guillen Oliverson
Allen Guillen Oliverson
Allison Gutierrez Ortega Allison Gutierrez Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Ortega
Anchia Harless Pacheco Anchia Harless Pacheco
Anchia Harless Pacheco
Anderson Harris Paddie Anderson Harris Paddie
Anderson Harris Paddie
Ashby Hefner Parker Ashby Hefner Parker
Ashby Hefner Parker
Bailes Hernandez Patterson Bailes Hernandez Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Patterson
Beckley Herrero Paul Beckley Herrero Paul
Beckley Herrero Paul
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
Bernal Howard Price Bernal Howard Price
Bernal Howard Price
Biedermann Huberty Ramos Biedermann Huberty Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Ramos
Blanco Hunter Raney Blanco Hunter Raney
Blanco Hunter Raney
Bohac Israel Raymond Bohac Israel Raymond
Bohac Israel Raymond
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
Bucy Kacal Rose Bucy Kacal Rose
Bucy Kacal Rose
Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
Burrows King of Parker Sanford Burrows King of Parker Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Sanford
Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
Cain Klick Shaheen Cain Klick Shaheen
Cain Klick Shaheen
Calanni Krause Sheffield Calanni Krause Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sheffield
Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
Capriglione Lambert Shine Capriglione Lambert Shine
Capriglione Lambert Shine
Clardy Landgraf Smith Clardy Landgraf Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smith
Cole Lang Smithee Cole Lang Smithee
Cole Lang Smithee
Coleman Larson Springer Coleman Larson Springer
Coleman Larson Springer
Collier Leach Stephenson Collier Leach Stephenson
Collier Leach Stephenson
Cortez Leman Stickland Cortez Leman Stickland
Cortez Leman Stickland
Craddick Longoria Stucky Craddick Longoria Stucky
Craddick Longoria Stucky
Cyrier Lopez Swanson Cyrier Lopez Swanson
Cyrier Lopez Swanson
Darby Lozano Talarico Darby Lozano Talarico
Darby Lozano Talarico
Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
Dominguez Meyer Toth Dominguez Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meyer Toth
Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Fierro Miller VanDeaver Fierro Miller VanDeaver
Fierro Miller VanDeaver
Flynn Minjarez Vo Flynn Minjarez Vo
Flynn Minjarez Vo
Frank Moody Walle Frank Moody Walle
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morales White Frullo Morales White
Frullo Morales White
Geren Morrison Wilson Geren Morrison Wilson
Geren Morrison Wilson
Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Goldman Murphy Wu Goldman Murphy Wu
Goldman Murphy Wu
González of Dallas Murr Zedler González of Dallas Murr Zedler
González of Dallas Murr Zedler
González of El Paso Neave Zerwas González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 747 was adopted by the House on March
19, 2019, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
Allen Guillen Oliverson
Allison Gutierrez Ortega
Anchia Harless Pacheco
Anderson Harris Paddie
Ashby Hefner Parker
Bailes Hernandez Patterson
Beckley Herrero Paul
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
Bernal Howard Price
Biedermann Huberty Ramos
Blanco Hunter Raney
Bohac Israel Raymond
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
Bucy Kacal Rose
Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
Burrows King of Parker Sanford
Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
Cain Klick Shaheen
Calanni Krause Sheffield
Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
Capriglione Lambert Shine
Clardy Landgraf Smith
Cole Lang Smithee
Coleman Larson Springer
Collier Leach Stephenson
Cortez Leman Stickland
Craddick Longoria Stucky
Cyrier Lopez Swanson
Darby Lozano Talarico
Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
Dominguez Meyer Toth
Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Fierro Miller VanDeaver
Flynn Minjarez Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morales White
Geren Morrison Wilson
Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Goldman Murphy Wu
González of Dallas Murr Zedler
González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener