SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 392
WHEREAS, Gloria I. Chavez became the highest-ranking
female agent in the United States Border Patrol when she was
appointed chief of the increasingly active Rio Grande Valley
Sector on October 9, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Chief Chavez previously served as chief patrol
agent of the El Paso Sector; she initially took the job on an
interim basis in 2019, at the height of that summer's major
influx of migrants, and she received a permanent appointment the
following March; during her tenure, she led all enforcement
operations along 264 miles of the Mexican border in West Texas
and southern New Mexico, managing 11 stations, 6 permanent
immigrant checkpoints, and 3 forward operating bases; she worked
diligently to increase transparency and improve engagement with
the El Paso community, earning plaudits from local immigrant
advocates; and
WHEREAS, Chief Chavez grew up in Brownsville and graduated
magna cum laude from Columbia Southern University with a
bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration; after
working for the Nueces County Sheriff's Office and Taft Police
Department, she joined the Border Patrol in 1995 as an agent in
Imperial Beach, California; she went on to become chief of
Washington State's Spokane Sector and California's El Centro
Sector; in addition, she served at national headquarters as
deputy chief for operations under the Law Enforcement Operations
Directorate and as commander for the CBP Migration Crisis Team; a
recipient of the OHS Secretary's Silver Medal Award, she holds a
master's degree in security studies-homeland security and
defense from the Naval Postgraduate School, and she is a graduate
of the Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard's John F.
Kennedy School of Government; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her long career, Gloria Chavez
has distinguished herself through her professionalism and
commitment to excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride
on her accomplishments as she takes on the challenges of her new
role; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Gloria I. Chavez on her
appointment as U.S. Border Patrol chief of the Rio Grande Valley
Sector and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Chief Chavez as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
LaMantia
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 11, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate