Bill Text: TX HR2607 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Captain Brad Chappell on his retirement as an Internal Affairs Unit investigator from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2607 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2607-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2607 |
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WHEREAS, Captain Brad Chappell is retiring as an Internal | ||
Affairs Unit investigator with the Texas Parks and Wildlife | ||
Department in 2017, concluding more than three decades of service | ||
to his fellow Texans; and | ||
WHEREAS, After completing his training with the state game | ||
warden academy in 1987, Mr. Chappell began his career with the | ||
department in Sabine County, and in 1991 he transferred to Panola | ||
County; he steadily rose through the ranks, earning promotion to | ||
sergeant wildlife investigator in 2002 and later becoming one of | ||
the first members of the Special Operations Unit; in 2013, he was | ||
named a captain investigator with the Internal Affairs Unit; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Captain Chappell has been | ||
responsible for investigating a wide range of cases, from illegal | ||
hunting and fishing to capital murder, and he was one of the first | ||
game wardens in the state to solve wildlife crimes with the | ||
assistance of genome experts from Texas A&M University and the | ||
department's forensics lab in San Marcos; moreover, he has promoted | ||
the mission of TPWD through his involvement with school and outdoor | ||
youth programs, civic organizations, and public broadcasting | ||
stations; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the most decorated game wardens in state | ||
history, Captain Chappell has earned well-deserved recognition | ||
from such organizations as the Shikar Safari Club, the Association | ||
of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers, and the | ||
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; he is | ||
supported in all his endeavors by his loving wife of 29 years, | ||
Charmaine; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished tenure, Brad Chappell | ||
has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting natural | ||
resources and ensuring the safety of the public, and his | ||
exceptional record of service to the Lone Star State truly merits | ||
special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Brad Chappell on his | ||
retirement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and extend | ||
to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Captain Chappell as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Paddie | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2607 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||