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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, For 44 years, the citizens of Live Oak County have |
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| 8 | 9 | | benefited from the leadership and dedication of Sheriff Larry R. |
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| 9 | 10 | | Busby, who has spent more time in office than any other actively |
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| 10 | 11 | | serving sheriff in the State of Texas; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, With a career in law enforcement that has spanned |
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| 12 | 13 | | five decades, Sheriff Busby was sworn into office for his 12th |
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| 13 | 14 | | consecutive four-year term on January 1, 2025; since winning his |
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| 14 | 15 | | first election in 1980, he has often gone unopposed in subsequent |
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| 15 | 16 | | bids for reelection, and he has won the confidence and trust of |
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| 16 | 17 | | county voters for his tireless commitment to public safety and his |
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| 17 | 18 | | fair and respectful treatment of those he has encountered on the |
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| 18 | 19 | | job; at the conclusion of his current term, he will hold the title |
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| 19 | 20 | | of the longest-serving sheriff in Texas history; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The son of a ranch hand, Larry Busby learned the |
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| 21 | 22 | | importance of hard work, responsibility, and sacrifice at an early |
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| 22 | 23 | | age; he earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from |
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| 23 | 24 | | Texas A&I University in 1969, and he received certification as a |
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| 24 | 25 | | reserve peace officer in 1975, the same year that he became a deputy |
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| 25 | 26 | | with the Live Oak Sheriff's Office; he has since obtained |
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| 26 | 27 | | certification as a master peace officer, served on legislative |
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| 27 | 28 | | committees, and held membership in the Coastal Bend Peace Officers |
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| 28 | 29 | | Association, the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, and the National |
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| 29 | 30 | | Sheriffs' Association; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared his expertise as a |
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| 31 | 32 | | college instructor and as a member of the law enforcement advisory |
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| 32 | 33 | | committees at both Coastal Bend College and Del Mar College; he has |
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| 33 | 34 | | also volunteered his time as a board member for the Boys & Girls |
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| 34 | 35 | | Club of Live Oak County and as a member of the George West Lions Club |
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| 35 | 36 | | and the local Masonic lodge; moreover, he has distinguished himself |
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| 36 | 37 | | as a top competitor in law enforcement shooting and rodeo contests, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and he was part of the state champion roping team in 1986; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Larry Busby has devoted himself tirelessly |
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| 39 | 40 | | to serving and protecting the residents of Live Oak County, and he |
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| 40 | 41 | | may indeed reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished over |
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| 41 | 42 | | the course of his extraordinary tenure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby honor Larry R. Busby as the longest-serving |
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| 44 | 45 | | sheriff in office in the State of Texas and extend to him sincere |
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| 45 | 46 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for Sheriff Busby as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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