TITLE: Recognizing Tina Taylor for her contributions to the Deer Park community.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Tina Taylor for her contributions to the Deer Park community.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Officer Tina Taylor of the Deer Park Police Department for her exceptional work in the community; and WHEREAS, Officer Taylor is the crime prevention officer for the Deer Park Police Department; in this capacity, she builds and maintains relationships with citizens and public entities across the city; in addition, she disseminates information through various communication channels, including the city's website, social media, and public meetings; and WHEREAS, Her many important duties include managing the department's numerous successful community programs; she has also instituted a Vacation Safety School program for young people, which teaches youth about such subjects as gun safety, stranger danger, 9-1-1, fire safety, and bullying prevention and awareness; and WHEREAS, She has been instrumental in promoting better use of emerging Internet technology by helping the city to establish a Facebook page for the police department and by working to implement improvements to the city's website; she has led an effort to create numerous public service announcement videos that have served to educate the public about a variety of issues; and WHEREAS, She is active in a wide range of community organizations and outreach efforts, including the Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol, the Citizen's Police Academy, Teens in the Driver Seat, and National Night Out, and she has hosted the Greater Houston Area Safe Kids April Pools Day; she has twice been named the state's Crime Prevention Specialist of the Year; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby commend Officer Tina Taylor on her many contributions to the Deer Park community and extend to her best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Taylor of Galveston President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 18, 2017.