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| 2 | 2 | | By: Moody H.R. No. 802 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rob Kepple has earned great distinction through his |
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| 9 | 9 | | outstanding career with the Texas District and County Attorneys |
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| 10 | 10 | | Association, including his 22 years of exemplary leadership as the |
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| 11 | 11 | | organization's executive director; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of The George Washington University Law |
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| 13 | 13 | | School, Rob Kepple began his career by serving as an associate at |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Fulbright and Jaworski law firm in Houston; he went on to |
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| 15 | 15 | | distinguish himself as a prosecutor in Harris County, working under |
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| 16 | 16 | | the legendary district attorney John Holmes, and he rose to become a |
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| 17 | 17 | | chief felony prosecutor; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Kepple joined the Texas District and County |
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| 19 | 19 | | Attorneys Association in 1990, overseeing the legal training of |
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| 20 | 20 | | prosecutors throughout the state and representing them at the State |
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| 21 | 21 | | Capitol; he assisted in drafting and implementing the 1993 Texas |
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| 22 | 22 | | Penal Code, and in 2002, he accepted the position of executive |
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| 23 | 23 | | director of the association; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Under Mr. Kepple's skilled leadership, the Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | District and County Attorneys Association has become recognized as |
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| 26 | 26 | | the largest statewide association of prosecutors in the nation; his |
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| 27 | 27 | | impressive tenure is marked by such notable accomplishments as the |
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| 28 | 28 | | formation of the Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation and |
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| 29 | 29 | | the Prosecutor Management Institute, and he has been an |
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| 30 | 30 | | indispensable asset to numerous legislators as well as aspiring |
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| 31 | 31 | | prosecutors at The University of Texas School of Law; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Rob Kepple is an esteemed legal expert who has left |
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| 33 | 33 | | an indelible mark on the practice and application of law in Texas, |
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| 34 | 34 | | and his leadership as executive director of the Texas District and |
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| 35 | 35 | | County Attorneys Association will be greatly missed by all; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby commend Rob Kepple for his exceptional career |
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| 39 | 39 | | and his many contributions to the Lone Star State and extend to him |
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| 40 | 40 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. Kepple as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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