| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 277 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida received the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citizen of the Year award from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce |
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| 7 | 7 | | during its annual gala on January 26, 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the chamber recognizes individuals and |
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| 9 | 9 | | businesses for their outstanding achievements and for their efforts |
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| 10 | 10 | | to benefit the local community; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Cory Tchida has served as Georgetown police chief |
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| 12 | 12 | | since June 2022, when he was promoted from interim chief; a member |
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| 13 | 13 | | of the Georgetown Police Department for more than a quarter |
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| 14 | 14 | | century, he began his career as a patrol officer and spent a decade |
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| 15 | 15 | | working as a sergeant, with oversight of patrol, training, traffic, |
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| 16 | 16 | | and narcotics; he subsequently became lieutenant of patrol and |
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| 17 | 17 | | administration and assisted in the restructuring of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | department's firearms training program; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Highly respected for his exceptional leadership and |
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| 20 | 20 | | community-building skills, Chief Tchida has garnered numerous |
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| 21 | 21 | | accolades, including the 2015 Georgetown Police Chief's Award and |
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| 22 | 22 | | the 2013 City of Georgetown's Manager of the Year Award; he has |
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| 23 | 23 | | further distinguished himself through his active involvement in the |
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| 24 | 24 | | wider community and has made presentations to Citizen Police |
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| 25 | 25 | | Academy classes, citizens' groups, and fellow peace officers; |
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| 26 | 26 | | moreover, he is a longtime board member of Court Appointed Special |
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| 27 | 27 | | Advocates of Williamson County; he holds a bachelor's degree from |
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| 28 | 28 | | The University of Texas and a master's degree in criminal justice |
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| 29 | 29 | | leadership and management from Sam Houston State University, and he |
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| 30 | 30 | | is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Police Staff |
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| 31 | 31 | | and Command and of the FBI National Academy; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Cory Tchida has demonstrated a lasting commitment to |
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| 33 | 33 | | making Georgetown a better place for all, and in so doing, he has |
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| 34 | 34 | | earned the deep respect and appreciation of his fellow residents; |
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| 35 | 35 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Chief Cory Tchida on his receipt of |
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| 38 | 38 | | the 2022 Citizen of the Year award from the Georgetown Chamber of |
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| 39 | 39 | | Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 40 | 40 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Chief Tchida as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Harris of Williamson |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 277 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 48 | 48 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 49 | 49 | | voting. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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