Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 729
2	2	WHEREAS, Corporal Joshua Moer of the Texas Department of
3	3	Public Safety has been honored as the 2018 Trooper of the Year by
4	4	the International Association of Chiefs of Police in recognition
5	5	of his swift, decisive, and courageous actions that were
6	6	instrumental in saving the life of an individual who had been
7	7	kidnapped; and
8	8	WHEREAS, On the morning of April 26, 2018, a 20-year-old
9	9	woman was abducted in Norman, Oklahoma, by her estranged
10	10	boyfriend, who held her captive during a harrowing three-hour
11	11	drive; the perpetrator's vehicle was spotted shortly after it
12	12	crossed the Oklahoma-Texas border on I-44, and numerous Texas law
13	13	enforcement agencies joined in a chase through the Wichita Falls
14	14	area that reached speeds of nearly 150 miles per hour; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Officers managed to lay a spike strip across the
16	16	road near Vernon that successfully disabled the suspect's car;
17	17	Corporal Moer was one of the first on the scene, and as he and
18	18	other officers approached, the kidnapped woman ran from the car
19	19	in a desperate attempt to escape; her assailant gave chase,
20	20	tackled her to the ground, and began to stab her; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Corporal Moer fired a shot and ordered the man to
22	22	stop; the perpetrator continued his attack, and Corporal Moer and
23	23	another officer fired their weapons, striking the man and killing
24	24	him; working in conjunction with the other first responders,
25	25	Corporal Moer assisted in providing first aid to the woman, who
26	26	had suffered more than a dozen stab wounds; thanks to the
27	27	officers' intervention and the prompt medical attention that
28	28	followed,shesurvived;amonthlater,shetraveledbackto
29	29	Wichita Falls to personally thank the individuals who rescued
30	30	her; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Acting with calm dispatch in a critical
32	32	situation, Corporal Joshua Moer succeeded in stopping a
33	33	near-fatal attack, and his lifesaving efforts indeed merit this
34	34	prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
36	36	Legislature, hereby congratulate Corporal Joshua Moer on his
37	37	well-deserved selection as the 2018 Trooper of the Year by the
38	38	International Association of Chiefs of Police and extend to him
39	39	sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
40	40	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
41	41	prepared for Mr. Moer as an expression of high regard by the
42	42	Texas Senate.
43	43	Fallon
44	44	Alvarado Huffman Perry Alvarado Huffman Perry
45	45	Alvarado Huffman Perry
46	46	Bettencourt Hughes Powell Bettencourt Hughes Powell
47	47	Bettencourt Hughes Powell
48	48	Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez
49	49	Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez
50	50	Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner
51	51	Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner
52	52	Campbell Lucio Seliger Campbell Lucio Seliger
53	53	Campbell Lucio Seliger
54	54	Creighton Menéndez Taylor Creighton Menéndez Taylor
55	55	Creighton Menéndez Taylor
56	56	Flores Miles Watson Flores Miles Watson
57	57	Flores Miles Watson
58	58	Hall Nelson West Hall Nelson West
59	59	Hall Nelson West
60	60	Hancock Nichols Whitmire Hancock Nichols Whitmire
61	61	Hancock Nichols Whitmire
62	62	Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini
63	63	Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini
64	64	Patrick, President of the Senate
65	65	________________________________
66	66	President of the Senate
67	67	I hereby certify that the
68	68	above Resolution was adopted by
69	69	the Senate on May 13, 2019.
70	70	________________________________
71	71	Secretary of the Senate
72	72	________________________________
73	73	Member, Texas Senate
74	74
75	75	Alvarado Huffman Perry
76	76
77	77	Bettencourt Hughes Powell
78	78
79	79	Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez
80	80
81	81	Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner
82	82
83	83	Campbell Lucio Seliger
84	84
85	85	Creighton Menéndez Taylor
86	86
87	87	Flores Miles Watson
88	88
89	89	Hall Nelson West
90	90
91	91	Hancock Nichols Whitmire
92	92
93	93	Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini