Bill Text: TX HCR67 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating David M. Cobos on his retirement as Midland County justice of the peace for Precinct 2.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2025-04-09 - Signed by the Governor [HCR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR67-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 67 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable David M. Cobos retired as Midland | ||
| County justice of the peace for Precinct 2 on February 1, 2025, | ||
| drawing to a close a distinguished 46-year career in the justice | ||
| system; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Appointed justice of the peace in 1997 to fill an | ||
| unexpired term, Judge Cobos won his subsequent elections unopposed; | ||
| in 1998, he implemented the Justice Court Alternative Sentencing | ||
| Program/Teen Leadership Program, which was designed to divert | ||
| juvenile offenders from the criminal justice system and reduce the | ||
| school dropout rate; the initiative was featured on ABC World News | ||
| Tonight and received the Texas Association of Counties Best | ||
| Practices Innovation Award and the Justice of the Peace and | ||
| Constables Association Best Practices Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Cobos also worked to make the judicial process | ||
| more efficient and accessible to the public, overseeing such | ||
| modernization efforts as the introduction of electronic filing and | ||
| online payment options for fines; dedicated to his profession, he | ||
| served JPCA as director of District 4 and chair of the Justice of | ||
| the Peace Legislative Committee; among numerous other accolades, he | ||
| received the prestigious JPCA T. A. Vines Award, and he was named | ||
| the 2004 and 2005 JPCA Judge of the Year and the 2009 West Texas | ||
| JPCA Judge of the Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Hardin-Simmons University, Judge | ||
| Cobos joined the Midland County Sheriff's Office in 1979 and gained | ||
| experience as a jailer, patrol officer, and major crimes | ||
| investigator; he played an instrumental role in the creation of the | ||
| highly effective Midland Crime Stoppers Program in 1984, and three | ||
| years later, he was appointed state director of Texas Crime | ||
| Stoppers; serving in three gubernatorial administrations, he rose | ||
| to become deputy executive director of the Governor's Criminal | ||
| Justice Division; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of more than four and a half decades, | ||
| David Cobos demonstrated wisdom, integrity, and a deep commitment | ||
| to the fair administration of justice, earning the respect and | ||
| admiration of his colleagues and fellow citizens alike; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate the Honorable David M. Cobos on his retirement | ||
| as Midland County justice of the peace for Precinct 2 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 Judge Cobos as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 67 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2025, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 67 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 19, 2025, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
