| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1344 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A. Villarreal Jr. is |
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| 6 | 6 | | retiring from the Texas Department of Public Safety on March 31, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2023, drawing to a close an outstanding career with the agency that |
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| 8 | 8 | | has spanned 28 years; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal joined DPS in 1995, and after |
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| 10 | 10 | | graduating from the academy, he was stationed in Zapata as a Texas |
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| 11 | 11 | | Highway Patrol officer; he was subsequently assigned as a criminal |
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| 12 | 12 | | law enforcement trooper with the Narcotics Service in McAllen, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | in 2000, he was elevated to the position of sergeant investigator, |
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| 14 | 14 | | subsequently transferring to Corpus Christi; in 2009, he was |
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| 15 | 15 | | promoted to lieutenant in the Narcotics Service and assigned to |
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| 16 | 16 | | Eagle Pass; he later transferred to McAllen and Weslaco, where he |
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| 17 | 17 | | oversaw a drug squad and a major gang unit; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In September 2014, Lieutenant Villarreal was |
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| 19 | 19 | | appointed as a Texas Ranger, and he served in Harlingen, Weslaco, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Edinburg before becoming a lieutenant with Texas Rangers |
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| 21 | 21 | | Company E in El Paso and then Company D in Weslaco; his many |
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| 22 | 22 | | responsibilities have included working as a crisis negotiator, |
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| 23 | 23 | | investigating the 1960 cold case of Irene Garza, and leading the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Company D Special Response Team; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Roland Villarreal's dedication, expertise, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | commitment to preserving the peace have greatly benefited the |
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| 27 | 27 | | people of Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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| 28 | 28 | | fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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| 29 | 29 | | well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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| 30 | 30 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Texas Ranger Lieutenant Roland A. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Villarreal Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Public Safety and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 35 | 35 | | and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Lieutenant Villarreal as an expression of high regard |
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| 38 | 38 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Canales |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1344 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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