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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 48
2	2	WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Randall B. Prince is retiring
3	3	from the Texas Department of Public Safety on August 31, 2021,
4	4	drawing to a close an outstanding career in law enforcement that
5	5	has spanned more than three decades; and
6	6	WHEREAS, This veteran peace officer first joined DPS in
7	7	October 1988, and he was commissioned as a highway patrol officer
8	8	in Navasota the following year; he went on to serve with the Motor
9	9	Vehicle Theft unit in Conroe, and in 1997 he was promoted to the
10	10	Texas Rangers; rising steadily through the ranks, he served the
11	11	rangers as a lieutenant in Houston and, at the rank of captain and
12	12	major, as commander of the ranger company in Lubbock; and
13	13	WHEREAS, In 2011, Lieutenant Colonel Prince was promoted
14	14	to regional director in Lubbock, where he was responsible for all
15	15	DPS operations in the 70-county region of West Texas and the
16	16	Panhandle, and from October 2014 until July 2018, he was the
17	17	chief of the Texas Rangers, overseeing the investigation of major
18	18	crimes, officer-involved shooting incidents, and public
19	19	integrity crimes as well as border security operations and the
20	20	apprehension of fugitives; since 2018, he has served as the DPS
21	21	deputy director for law enforcement operations; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Randy Prince earned his bachelor's degree in
23	23	criminal justice from Texas State University, and he is also a
24	24	graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Governor's Executive
25	25	Development Program; he is certified as a master peace officer; and
26	26	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Prince has enjoyed the
27	27	love and support of his wife, Karen, and his two children, Morgan
28	28	Prince and Travis Sterling; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Randy Prince's dedication, expertise, and
30	30	commitment to preserving the peace have greatly benefited the
31	31	people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his
32	32	fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career
33	33	well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his
34	34	life; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
36	36	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Lieutenant
37	37	Colonel Randall B. Prince on his retirement from the Texas
38	38	Department of Public Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes
39	39	for continued happiness; and, be it further
40	40	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
41	41	prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Prince as an expression of high
42	42	regard from the Texas Senate.
43	43	Hancock
44	44	Birdwell Hinojosa Perry Birdwell Hinojosa Perry
45	45	Birdwell Hinojosa Perry
46	46	Blanco Huffman Schwertner Blanco Huffman Schwertner
47	47	Blanco Huffman Schwertner
48	48	Buckingham Hughes Seliger Buckingham Hughes Seliger
49	49	Buckingham Hughes Seliger
50	50	Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor
51	51	Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor
52	52	Eckhardt Nelson Whitmire Eckhardt Nelson Whitmire
53	53	Eckhardt Nelson Whitmire
54	54	Gutierrez Zaffirini Gutierrez Zaffirini
55	55	Gutierrez Zaffirini
56	56	Patrick, President of the Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	President of the Senate
59	59	I hereby certify that the
60	60	above Resolution was adopted by
61	61	the Senate on August 31, 2021.
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Secretary of the Senate
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Member, Texas Senate
66	66
67	67	Birdwell Hinojosa Perry
68	68
69	69	Blanco Huffman Schwertner
70	70
71	71	Buckingham Hughes Seliger
72	72
73	73	Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor
74	74
75	75	Eckhardt Nelson Whitmire
76	76
77	77	Gutierrez Zaffirini