Bill Text: TX HR107 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating deputy police chief Kenny Byrd on his retirement from the Henderson Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR107 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR107-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 107 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Kenny Byrd retired as deputy chief of the Henderson | ||
| Police Department on January 9, 2019, drawing to a close an | ||
| outstanding tenure with the department that spanned more than 23 | ||
| years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Whitehouse High School, Chief Byrd | ||
| joined the U.S. Navy in 1981; over the next decade, he held the | ||
| positions of gunner's mate technician and naval station patrolman, | ||
| and he later continued his military service as a staff sergeant with | ||
| the navy reserve; after graduating from the police academy, he | ||
| became a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Criminal | ||
| Justice Ferguson Unit in Midway before being transferred to the | ||
| Coffield Unit in Tennessee Colony; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Byrd started working the night shift with the | ||
| Henderson PD in May 1995, and in the ensuing years, he rose through | ||
| the ranks, earning promotion to field training officer and relief | ||
| supervisor, patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, patrol captain, | ||
| and eventually deputy chief; moreover, he served as coordinator of | ||
| the Citizen Police Academy for 10 years and as interim police chief | ||
| in 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed law enforcement officer also attended | ||
| the Leadership Command College at Sam Houston State University and | ||
| completed more than 2,700 hours of training through the Texas | ||
| Commission on Law Enforcement; in retirement, he plans to keep busy | ||
| as an adjunct professor with the East Texas Police Academy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenny Byrd has dedicated himself to the safety and | ||
| well-being of his fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
| pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting | ||
| chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Kenny Byrd on his retirement as | ||
| deputy chief of the Henderson Police Department 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 Chief Byrd as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 107 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
