89R24918 CW-D
By: Leo Wilson H.R. No. 883
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texas EquuSearch is marking its 25th anniversary in
2025, providing a fitting opportunity to commend the organization
for its exceptional work; and
WHEREAS, In August 2000, Tim Miller founded Texas EquuSearch
as a horse-mounted search and recovery team for the Galveston
County area; the nonprofit is dedicated to the memory of Mr.
Miller's daughter, Laura Miller, who was abducted and murdered in
Galveston County in 1984; and
WHEREAS, Headquartered near Houston in Dickinson, Texas
EquuSearch is a search and recovery organization that provides
services at the request of families and law enforcement personnel;
Mr. Miller serves as executive director of the award-winning
organization, and under his guidance, thousands of volunteers have
assisted with some 2,800 lost and missing person and murder victim
cases in nearly all 50 states and in multiple countries; to date,
more than 800 missing persons have been returned to their loved
ones; and
WHEREAS, The organization's resources have evolved over
time, and its highly skilled searchers are now utilizing the most
up-to-date technologies and methodologies, including side-scan
sonar, ground-penetrating radar, and sophisticated mapping
techniques; case research begins with the review of social media
accounts, the collection of security footage, and the analysis of
cell phone data, and boats, aircraft, drones, all-terrain vehicles,
and K-9 teams are also employed on search and recovery missions; and
WHEREAS, For a quarter century, Texas EquuSearch has rendered
invaluable service to distraught families experiencing the trauma
of a missing loved one and provided closure to many criminal cases,
and all those associated with the nonprofit are indeed deserving of
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Texas EquuSearch on its 25th
anniversary and extend to the organization's staff and volunteers
sincere appreciation for their dedication to their important
mission; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Texas EquuSearch as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.