H.R. No. 991
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Rachel Fleming retired from the Denton
Police Department on March 31, 2023, concluding an outstanding
career with the agency that spanned 25 years; and
WHEREAS, After being hired as a patrol officer in 1998,
Deputy Chief Fleming was named the community relations officer for
southern Denton in 2002; two years later, she joined the Criminal
Investigations Division, where she spent 12 years investigating
financial and narcotics offenses; in 2016, she was promoted to
sergeant, and she subsequently led a night shift patrol unit for two
years; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Fleming has further benefited the
department through her work as its special events coordinator,
student resource officer sergeant, and family services sergeant;
after being promoted to lieutenant in 2019, she began supervising
the jail, student resource officers, fleet, warrants office, and
technology for the department, as well as its quartermaster
program; in 2021, she was promoted to deputy chief, and she has
since been placed in command of the Support Bureau; and
WHEREAS, While pursuing her own career goals, Deputy Chief
Fleming has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting the
ambitions of other officers and supervisors; she has served as a
certified instructor in the Basic Peace Officer Academy and has
also been active in the department's self-defense program for
members of the community; and
WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Rachel Fleming's dedication,
integrity, and commitment to protecting and serving the public have
greatly benefited the citizens of Denton and earned her the respect
and admiration of her colleagues, and she may indeed reflect with
pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting
chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Deputy Chief Rachel Fleming on her
retirement from the Denton Police Department and extend to her
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Deputy Chief Fleming as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Stucky
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 991 was adopted by the House on April
20, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House