TITLE: Honoring Henry L. "Hank" Whitman Jr. of Floresville for his service as commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

SUMMARY: Honoring Henry L. "Hank" Whitman Jr. of Floresville for his service as commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Henry L. Whitman Jr. of Floresville has provided outstanding leadership to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in his role as commissioner; and WHEREAS, Appointed in 2016, Hank Whitman has overseen the diverse and complex operations of the department, including child protective services as well as in-home adult protective services, foster care, and child abuse prevention and early intervention; he has further benefited youth as a mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and he serves as chair of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum; and WHEREAS, Mr. Whitman previously served his fellow citizens for 22 years with the Texas Department of Public Safety; he joined the agency as a state trooper in 1990 and rose to become a criminal intelligence investigator before joining the Texas Rangers; named chief of the Texas Rangers in 2011, he created and supervised the elite Texas Ranger Reconnaissance Team and led border security operations, among other achievements; following his retirement in 2012, he provided security consulting and private investigation services as president of Whitman Consulting; and WHEREAS, Born in Hebronville, Mr. Whitman grew up in Corpus Christi and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years; he began his career in law enforcement with the Corpus Christi Police Department; after completing his bachelor's degree at Southwest Texas State University, he went on to receive a master of public administration degree in criminal justice from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; he is also a graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Police Staff and Command and the FBI's National Academy; and WHEREAS, Through his skill, professionalism, and commitment to excellence, Hank Whitman has contributed greatly to DFPS, and he has earned the admiration and appreciation of his colleagues and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby honor Henry L. Whitman Jr. for his exemplary service as commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Whitman as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Raymond 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. 1707 was adopted by the House on May 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House