88R28771 BK-D
By: Davis H.R. No. 1612
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dwayne G. Bishop has been named a recipient of the
2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 by the Texas
Legislative Black Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bishop is the president and CEO of
Congregational Security, Inc. (CSI), a private security company
that has served a number of high-profile clients; he honed his
skills in security training, deployment techniques, crime
analysis, risk assessments, and other areas in his work as a
detective with the Dallas Police Department's Dignitary Protection
Unit; today, he operates a widely respected firm that trains and
employs more than 450 personnel from the public safety and private
security sectors; and
WHEREAS, Since 2002, CSI has provided security for the Dallas
Mavericks basketball team, and his client base has included
celebrities such as NBA superstars LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki,
retired Dallas Cowboys star Emmitt Smith, and entertainment tycoon
Steve Harvey; he served as the lead NBA security representative for
the 2010 NBA All-Star game in Dallas, and the following year, he was
invited by the NFL to assist in overseeing security for the 2011
Super Bowl game; more recently, he led the planning and
implementation of security for the 2017 induction of Dallas Cowboys
owner Jerry Jones into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; in addition to
his work for major sporting events and sports organizations, he has
served as security director for both the Dallas and Fort Worth
Housing Authorities and for St. John Baptist Church; he has also
shared his expertise as a senior advisor to Command Consulting
Group, which provides national and international security
management services to government and corporate executives; and
WHEREAS, Dwayne Bishop's achievements as an entrepreneur and
as a leading expert in security have earned him the respect of his
peers, his clients, and his fellow citizens alike, and he is indeed
a deserving recipient of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dwayne G. Bishop on his receipt of
a 2023 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black
Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Bishop as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.