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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Barron Smith is retiring from the Flower |
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| 8 | 9 | | Mound Police Department on February 3, 2025, drawing to a close an |
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| 9 | 10 | | exemplary tenure in law enforcement that has spanned more than 27 |
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| 10 | 11 | | years; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Smith began his career as a jailer in New |
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| 12 | 13 | | Mexico, and he subsequently became an officer with the Lovington |
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| 13 | 14 | | Police Department; he joined the Flower Mound Police Department in |
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| 14 | 15 | | September 2000; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Early in his tenure with the Flower Mound force, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Mr. Smith distinguished himself as a beat officer; promoted to |
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| 17 | 18 | | corporal and then to the rank of sergeant in 2006, he oversaw the |
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| 18 | 19 | | traffic division and was honored as Supervisor of the Year in 2006 |
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| 19 | 20 | | and 2008; in August 2020, he transferred from the patrol division to |
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| 20 | 21 | | the criminal investigations division; he was assigned to the school |
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| 21 | 22 | | resource officer unit, where he has overseen a team of nine resource |
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| 22 | 23 | | officers in the Lewisville Independent School District; along the |
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| 23 | 24 | | way, he has served as a member of the marine safety equipment |
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| 24 | 25 | | operators team and earned certification as a master peace officer; |
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| 25 | 26 | | and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Barron Smith has greatly benefited the citizens of |
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| 27 | 28 | | Flower Mound through his skill, professionalism, and commitment to |
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| 28 | 29 | | public safety, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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| 29 | 30 | | contributions as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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| 30 | 31 | | life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Sergeant Barron Smith on his |
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| 33 | 34 | | retirement from the Flower Mound Police Department and extend to |
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| 34 | 35 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Sergeant Smith as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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