88R16042 TBO-D
By: Canales H.R. No. 1344
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A. Villarreal Jr. is
retiring from the Texas Department of Public Safety on March 31,
2023, drawing to a close an outstanding career with the agency that
has spanned 28 years; and
WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal joined DPS in 1995, and after
graduating from the academy, he was stationed in Zapata as a Texas
Highway Patrol officer; he was subsequently assigned as a criminal
law enforcement trooper with the Narcotics Service in McAllen, and
in 2000, he was elevated to the position of sergeant investigator,
subsequently transferring to Corpus Christi; in 2009, he was
promoted to lieutenant in the Narcotics Service and assigned to
Eagle Pass; he later transferred to McAllen and Weslaco, where he
oversaw a drug squad and a major gang unit; and
WHEREAS, In September 2014, Lieutenant Villarreal was
appointed as a Texas Ranger, and he served in Harlingen, Weslaco,
and Edinburg before becoming a lieutenant with Texas Rangers
Company E in El Paso and then Company D in Weslaco; his many
responsibilities have included working as a crisis negotiator,
investigating the 1960 cold case of Irene Garza, and leading the
Company D Special Response Team; and
WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal's dedication, expertise, and
commitment to preserving the peace have greatly benefited the
people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his
fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career
well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A.
Villarreal Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of
Public Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Lieutenant Villarreal as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.