Bill Text: TX HR1115 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Karen Burns for her 30 years of service to Van Zandt County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-17 - Referred to Resolutions Calendars [HR1115 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1115-Introduced.html
88R19610 AMB-D | ||
By: Slaton | H.R. No. 1115 |
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WHEREAS, Karen Burns has served Van Zandt County for 30 | ||
years, and her knowledge and dedication have earned her the respect | ||
of many people along the way; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns first joined the county in March 1992 as | ||
a part-time employee with the Van Zandt County Community | ||
Supervision and Corrections Department, and she became a full-time | ||
employee the following year; she eventually began serving as a | ||
probation officer, and in July 2011, she was promoted to deputy | ||
director of the Van Zandt County CSCD; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since her appointment as director in March 2017, | ||
Mrs. Burns has worked tirelessly with other agencies, departments, | ||
and community organizations to further the CSCD's mission of | ||
reducing the impact of crime in the community; under her able | ||
leadership, the department offers a range of probation services, | ||
including Pre and Post Sentence Investigations, Civil Supervision, | ||
Criminal Supervision, and GPS monitoring, in an effort to balance | ||
the needs of its clients with the safety of the public; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns holds a bachelor's degree in criminal | ||
justice from The University of Texas at Tyler, and she has furthered | ||
her professional development by earning numerous certifications, | ||
including a Community Supervision Officer certification, an SCS | ||
certification, and a Texas Risk Assessment System certification; in | ||
all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, | ||
Magee, and her three children, Nathan, Ashley, and Blake; and | ||
WHEREAS, Karen Burns has greatly benefited the residents of | ||
Van Zandt County through her professionalism and commitment to | ||
excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many | ||
achievements as she celebrates this impressive milestone in her | ||
career; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Karen Burns for her three decades of | ||
service to Van Zandt County and extend to her sincere best wishes | ||
for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Burns as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |