TITLE: Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas are gathering in Austin on March 25, 2025, to participate in Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The office of sheriff is one of the oldest in the history of law enforcement; the Texas Constitution created the office in each county of the state, and legislation requires that a sheriff conserve peace and enforce the criminal laws of the state; moreover, the sheriff is responsible for the county jail, bail bonds, civil process, and the security of the courts, and in some smaller counties, the sheriff may also act as the tax collector; and WHEREAS, The Sheriffs' Association of Texas, which is marking its 150th anniversary, is one of the nation's oldest law enforcement organizations; this esteemed association held its first meeting on August 14, 1874, after McLennan County sheriff Sul Ross, who later became the 19th governor of the Great State of Texas, issued an appeal for the sheriffs of Texas to assemble; association members adopted their preamble calling for sheriffs to assist one another in the execution of laws, in the discharge of their duties against criminals, and in the protection of the citizens in their respective counties and throughout the state; the group continues to follow the dictates of this mission to this day; and WHEREAS, Sheriffs in our state's 254 counties are elected to four-year terms, and each sheriff is a member of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas; in addition, associate membership in the organization is open to citizens who share an interest in assisting law enforcement officials and supporting crime prevention and policing efforts; and WHEREAS, The men and women of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas are helping to make the Lone Star State an even safer place, and their work benefits countless people each day; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 25, 2025, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol and commend the members of the organization for their many contributions to their communities and this state; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Sheriffs' Association of Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Luther Lalani Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 521 was adopted by the House on March 25, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House