Bill Text: TX HR136 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Senior Corporal James David Byas of the Dallas Police Department on his selection as the 2014 Cops' Cop Officer of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-15 - Reported enrolled [HR136 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR136-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Senior Corporal James David Byas of the Dallas Police Department on his selection as the 2014 Cops' Cop Officer of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-15 - Reported enrolled [HR136 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR136-Introduced.html
84R5845 JNC-D | ||
By: Davis of Dallas | H.R. No. 136 |
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WHEREAS, Senior Corporal James David Byas of the Dallas | ||
Police Department has been named the 2014 Cops' Cop Officer of the | ||
Year by the Dallas Police Association, providing a fitting | ||
opportunity to pay tribute to this dedicated peace officer; and | ||
WHEREAS, J. D. Byas joined the Dallas Police Department in | ||
August 1985, and he served with the Northwest Patrol Division | ||
before joining the SWAT team; exceptionally skilled in | ||
negotiations, he has earned the respect and admiration of his | ||
fellow officers for his ability to maintain a calm and professional | ||
demeanor in crisis situations; he has been invited by the FBI Dallas | ||
Division, the Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators, and other | ||
organizations to train law enforcement personnel in all aspects of | ||
SWAT operations; he also delivers lectures on crisis negotiations | ||
at the DPD Police Academy and is involved in rifle and SWAT | ||
training; a mentor to many younger officers, he has demonstrated | ||
outstanding initiative and leadership throughout his 30-year | ||
career and has received numerous commendations from his peers and | ||
outside agencies; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime member of the Dallas Police Association, | ||
Corporal Byas has served the organization as director and vice | ||
president, and he currently oversees member services; moreover, he | ||
represents the DPA in officer-related shootings, and he has | ||
volunteered to serve as a liaison between the association and | ||
injured officers and their families; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Cops' Cop award is given to those law | ||
enforcement professionals who serve with integrity and skill, and | ||
Senior Corporal J. D. Byas truly represents Dallas's finest; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Senior Corporal James David Byas on | ||
his selection as the 2014 Cops' Cop Officer of the Year and extend | ||
to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his important | ||
work; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Senior Corporal Byas as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. |