SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 562
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize U. Reneé Hall for her pioneering leadership as chief of
the Dallas Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Chief U. Reneé Hall is the 29th chief of police
for the City of Dallas and the first woman to ever hold the
position; she joined the Dallas department after a long career
with the Detroit Police Department, where she had 12 years of
management and executive-level experience and commanded the
largest bureau on the force; and
WHEREAS, Since stepping in to lead the Dallas Police
Department, Chief Hall has implemented a plan that prioritizes
crime reduction, recruitment, advanced officer development,
organizational effectiveness, and community relationships; and
WHEREAS, Chief Hall has engaged with local school districts
and colleges to create an internship program to generate student
interest and help foster the next generation of public safety
officers; she has spearheaded several policy changes to the
benefit of the police force and the greater community, and she is
noted for increasing internal accessibility to the chief's
office; and
WHEREAS, Chief U. Reneé Hall is a highly trained law
enforcement executive with a proven record of exemplary
leadership; in her short time as chief, she has taken significant
steps to transform the Dallas Police Department into a streamlined
agency of 21st century policing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend Chief U. Reneé Hall for setting the
Dallas Police Department on a course for long-term growth and
success and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 9, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate