TITLE: Commending the officers and staff of Region VII of the Texas Department of Public Safety for their work in protecting the Capitol Complex in Austin.

SUMMARY: Commending the officers and staff of Region VII of the Texas Department of Public Safety for their work in protecting the Capitol Complex in Austin.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to recognize the officers and staff of Region VII of the Texas Department of Public Safety for their commitment to protecting and serving the legislators and state employees of the Capitol Complex in Austin; and WHEREAS, Since September 1991, the men and women of Region VII have been responsible for the security of the 46 square-block area around the State Capitol that encompasses many state government facilities; supervised by the regional commander, the region's staff includes commissioned and noncommissioned personnel who are divided into details that cover the complex; and WHEREAS, Their responsibilities include providing police and security patrol of the Capitol grounds, traffic supervision and enforcement, parking administration, protection for visiting dignitaries, monitoring surveillance cameras, and staffing the x-ray machines and metal detectors at the Capitol's entrances; in addition, the region's skilled and dedicated personnel also investigate crimes, conduct vulnerability assessments to mitigate risk, and deal with crowd control during rallies and demonstrations on the Capitol grounds; and WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, the officers of Region VII of the DPS have worked tirelessly to maintain law, order, and civility in the Capitol Complex, allowing the state's legislators and employees to safely and securely conduct the people's business; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby commend Region VII of the Texas Department of Public Safety for its outstanding record of protecting the Capitol Complex in Austin and extend to the region's officers and civilian staff sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Region VII as an expression of gratitude and high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Nev rez Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1809 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House