| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 294 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office |
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| 4 | 4 | | on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's |
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| 6 | 6 | | Office was established on October 19, 1919; Jesse Brown, who |
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| 7 | 7 | | devoted more than 40 years to serving the people of the county, |
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| 8 | 8 | | was the county's first criminal district attorney; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, the office has been led by 15 |
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| 10 | 10 | | exemplary attorneys, including Tim Curry, who served for 37 |
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| 11 | 11 | | years, and current Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sharen Wilson; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The office has been at the forefront of numerous |
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| 14 | 14 | | advances in the legal profession; it hired the state's first |
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| 15 | 15 | | woman and first African American assistant criminal district |
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| 16 | 16 | | attorneys and created the first known pretrial diversion |
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| 17 | 17 | | program; it created an open file policy for defense attorneys |
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| 18 | 18 | | decades before the practice was mandated, and the office was |
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| 19 | 19 | | among the first in the state to accept electronic filing of |
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| 20 | 20 | | criminal cases and to establish a victims' assistance office; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Tarrant County Criminal |
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| 22 | 22 | | District Attorney's Office has served the county's citizens with |
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| 23 | 23 | | integrity and professionalism, and it is truly fitting that the |
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| 24 | 24 | | office receive special recognition on this milestone in its |
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| 25 | 25 | | history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature, hereby commend the attorneys and staff of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office on their |
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| 29 | 29 | | commitment to enhancing public safety through vigorous |
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| 30 | 30 | | enforcement of the law and extend to them best wishes for |
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| 31 | 31 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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| 33 | 33 | | honor of this office and as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 34 | 34 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Nelson, Birdwell, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Hancock, Powell |
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| 37 | 37 | | ____________________________________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | ____________________________________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | President of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 44 | 44 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 45 | 45 | | the Senate on March 4, 2019. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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