TITLE: Congratulating Dwayne G. Bishop on his receipt of a 2023 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dwayne G. Bishop on his receipt of a 2023 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Dwayne G. Bishop has been named a recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and WHEREAS, Mr. Bishop is the president and CEO of Congregational Security, Inc. (CSI), a private security company that has served a number of high-profile clients; he honed his skills in security training, deployment techniques, crime analysis, risk assessments, and other areas in his work as a detective with the Dallas Police Department's Dignitary Protection Unit; today, he operates a widely respected firm that trains and employs more than 450 personnel from the public safety and private security sectors; and WHEREAS, Since 2002, CSI has provided security for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, and his client base has included celebrities such as NBA superstars LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki, retired Dallas Cowboys star Emmitt Smith, and entertainment tycoon Steve Harvey; he served as the lead NBA security representative for the 2010 NBA All-Star game in Dallas, and the following year, he was invited by the NFL to assist in overseeing security for the 2011 Super Bowl game; more recently, he led the planning and implementation of security for the 2017 induction of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; in addition to his work for major sporting events and sports organizations, he has served as security director for both the Dallas and Fort Worth Housing Authorities and for St. John Baptist Church; he has also shared his expertise as a senior advisor to Command Consulting Group, which provides national and international security management services to government and corporate executives; and WHEREAS, Dwayne Bishop's achievements as an entrepreneur and as a leading expert in security have earned him the respect of his peers, his clients, and his fellow citizens alike, and he is indeed a deserving recipient of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dwayne G. Bishop on his receipt of a 2023 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Bishop as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Davis Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1612 was adopted by the House on May 18, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House