Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 506
2	2	WHEREAS, Members of Atascosa County law enforcement
3	3	agencies demonstrated tremendous courage in the line of duty on
4	4	June 2, 2022, when they risked their lives to stop an escaped
5	5	prisoner and suspected murderer from fleeing the country; and
6	6	WHEREAS, The suspect was accused of killing a family of
7	7	five in Centerville after he escaped from a prison transport
8	8	bus on May 12; when Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward
9	9	received word that the suspect could be headed to the area in
10	10	an apparent attempt to reach the U.S.-Mexico border, he
11	11	quickly mobilized his deputies for a large-scale manhunt,
12	12	which involved constables and officers from the Pleasanton,
13	13	Jourdanton, Poteet, and Lytle Police Departments, as well as
14	14	DPS troopers and U.S. Marshals; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Officers from these various agencies were posted
16	16	at all highways and major roads headed south, and just before 10
17	17	p.m., Atascosa County Animal Control chief Henry Dominguez
18	18	reported that he and a deputy sheriff had sighted the suspect,
19	19	who was driving a stolen pickup truck and was armed with an
20	20	AR-15-style rifle and a pistol; Officer Dominguez was instructed
21	21	to follow the suspect, while other personnel drove ahead of the
22	22	fleeing suspect to intercept him and deployed spikes in his path
23	23	to puncture the vehicle's tires; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Before reaching the edge of Jourdanton,
25	25	Jourdanton Police Chief Eric Kaiser successfully spiked all four
26	26	of the vehicle's tires as the suspect attempted to evade law
27	27	enforcement by driving into a field; the suspect fired his rifle
28	28	at oncoming deputies before losing control of his vehicle and
29	29	crashing into a utility pole and then a fence; after exiting the
30	30	vehicle with a rifle in hand, the suspect was shot and killed,
31	31	bringing his 22-day crime spree to an end; and
32	32	WHEREAS, The exceptional bravery displayed by the Atascosa
33	33	County law enforcement officers was met with an outpouring of
34	34	gratitude from the community, and Sheriff Soward awarded
35	35	commendations to 14 officers; and
36	36	WHEREAS, The members of the Atascosa County law
37	37	enforcement agencies went to heroic lengths to protect their
38	38	community and prevent further violence, and in so doing, they
39	39	exemplified the highest ideals of their profession; now,
40	40	therefore, be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
42	42	Legislature, hereby commend the officers in Atascosa County for
43	43	their role in stopping an escaped convict and suspected murderer
44	44	and extend to them sincere appreciation for their dedicated
45	45	service; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
47	47	prepared for the law enforcement units across Atascosa County as
48	48	an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
49	49	Flores
50	50	Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
51	51	Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
52	52	Bettencourt Huffman Parker Bettencourt Huffman Parker
53	53	Bettencourt Huffman Parker
54	54	Birdwell Hughes Paxton Birdwell Hughes Paxton
55	55	Birdwell Hughes Paxton
56	56	Blanco Johnson Perry Blanco Johnson Perry
57	57	Blanco Johnson Perry
58	58	Campbell King Schwertner Campbell King Schwertner
59	59	Campbell King Schwertner
60	60	Creighton Kolkhorst Sparks Creighton Kolkhorst Sparks
61	61	Creighton Kolkhorst Sparks
62	62	Eckhardt LaMantia Springer Eckhardt LaMantia Springer
63	63	Eckhardt LaMantia Springer
64	64	Gutierrez Menéndez West Gutierrez Menéndez West
65	65	Gutierrez Menéndez West
66	66	Hall Middleton Whitmire Hall Middleton Whitmire
67	67	Hall Middleton Whitmire
68	68	Hancock Miles Zaffirini Hancock Miles Zaffirini
69	69	Hancock Miles Zaffirini
70	70	Patrick, President of the Senate
71	71	________________________________
72	72	President of the Senate
73	73	I hereby certify that the
74	74	above Resolution was adopted by
75	75	the Senate on May 12, 2023.
76	76	________________________________
77	77	Secretary of the Senate
78	78	________________________________
79	79	Member, Texas Senate
80	80
81	81	Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
82	82
83	83	Bettencourt Huffman Parker
84	84
85	85	Birdwell Hughes Paxton
86	86
87	87	Blanco Johnson Perry
88	88
89	89	Campbell King Schwertner
90	90
91	91	Creighton Kolkhorst Sparks
92	92
93	93	Eckhardt LaMantia Springer
94	94
95	95	Gutierrez Menéndez West
96	96
97	97	Hall Middleton Whitmire
98	98
99	99	Hancock Miles Zaffirini