Bill Text: TX HR113 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 113 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Dakota Stroud of the Weatherford Fire Department on his receipt of a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR113 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR113-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 113



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dakota Stroud, a member of the Weatherford Fire
	Department, was awarded a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar in
	recognition of the heroism he demonstrated while rescuing a man
	from a car accident on July 10, 2021; and
	WHEREAS, On that day, Mr. Stroud had just completed a 24-hour
	shift and was on the road with his wife when he happened upon the
	scene of an accident on Mambrino Highway near Granbury, where a
	driver had lost control of his vehicle and collided with a tree; the
	driver, a 19-year-old man, was pinned inside of his vehicle, which
	had rolled onto its passenger side and caught fire; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Stroud retrieved a small fire extinguisher from
	his truck, approached the vehicle, and called out for the driver,
	who was injured and unable to escape; flames were rapidly
	approaching the young man, and after temporarily extinguishing
	them, Mr. Stroud climbed on top of the vehicle and began attempting
	to free the victim; when the fire again spread into the cabin,
	Mr. Stroud resorted to grabbing the man and using all of his
	strength to pull him out from where he was trapped, allowing him to
	finally escape as the vehicle was only seconds away from becoming
	fully engulfed in flames; and
	WHEREAS, With the help of a bystander, Mr. Stroud was able to
	carry the injured man to the shoulder of the road, where he and an
	off-duty nurse assessed his injuries; after emergency medical
	services arrived on the scene, Mr. Stroud remained with the man
	until a helicopter transported him to a hospital for lifesaving
	treatment; later, Mr. Stroud made contact with the victim's family,
	who informed him that he was stable and expected to make a full
	recovery; and
	WHEREAS, During a moment of crisis, Dakota Stroud put his
	life on the line to rescue a fellow Texan in need, and in so doing,
	he exemplified the noblest ideals of public service; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dakota Stroud
	on his receipt of a Medal of Valor and Citation Bar from the
	Weatherford Fire 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 Mr. Stroud as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	King of Parker

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 113 was adopted by the House on
	September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House