Bill Text: TX HR446 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Robert Almonte of El Paso on being named the United States marshal for the Western District of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR446 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR446-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 446 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Robert R. Almonte was sworn in as the United States | ||
| marshal for the Western District of Texas on June 2, 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nominated by the president, U.S. marshals serve in | ||
| the enforcement arm of the federal courts; they oversee the | ||
| protection of the federal judiciary, the management and selling of | ||
| seized assets, the transporting of federal prisoners, the operation | ||
| of the Witness Security Program, and the apprehending of federal | ||
| fugitives; as marshal for the Western District of Texas, Robert | ||
| Almonte directs the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service in an | ||
| area extending from El Paso to San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A lifelong El Pasoan, Marshal Almonte graduated | ||
| summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice | ||
| administration from Park University; he is a 25-year veteran of the | ||
| El Paso Police Department, where he spent the majority of his career | ||
| in narcotics investigations and rose to the office of deputy chief; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, While serving as commander of the EPPD narcotics | ||
| section, Marshal Almonte launched such innovative programs as the | ||
| Hotel/Motel Narcotics Interdiction Unit and the West Texas High | ||
| Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Stash House Task Force, which in | ||
| 2000 earned the Outstanding HIDTA Interdiction Unit award from the | ||
| White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP); and | ||
| WHEREAS, Marshal Almonte retired from the EPPD in 2003 and | ||
| subsequently traveled extensively, training law enforcement | ||
| personnel in narcotics investigations; he has served as vice | ||
| president of the National Narcotic Officers' Associations' | ||
| Coalition, and he was elected to three terms as president of the | ||
| Texas Narcotic Officers Association before being named executive | ||
| director of the organization; one of the foremost authorities in | ||
| his field, he has also published two books, Evolution of Narcotic | ||
| Investigations and Covert Operations Management; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding achievements, | ||
| Marshal Almonte was named the EPPD Officer of the Year in 1984 and | ||
| designated Outstanding HIDTA Task Force Commander by the ONDCP in | ||
| 1999; he has also been lauded for his work by the U.S. Congress; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Americans across the country are indebted to U.S. | ||
| marshals for the vital role they play in maintaining a peaceful and | ||
| orderly society, and the appointment of Robert Almonte to this | ||
| office is a fitting testament to the special care and dedication he | ||
| has demonstrated in the protection of his fellow citizens; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Robert R. Almonte on being named | ||
| the United States marshal for the Western District of Texas and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Marshal Almonte as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 446 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
