Bill Text: TX HR55 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Officer Dana Thomasson of the La Marque Police Department for assisting in the safe return of a missing child on December 23, 2022.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR55 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR55-Introduced.html

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88R9390 BK-D
By: Leo-Wilson H.R. No. 55

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Officer Dana Thomasson of the La Marque Police
Department received a commendation on January 9, 2023, in honor of
her role in rescuing a child who had gone missing during the
December 2022 winter storm; and
WHEREAS, On December 22, an Arctic front blew into Galveston
County, causing temperatures to plunge to the teens and low 20s; the
frigid weather heightened the community's fears when a six-year-old
boy vanished while playing in his front yard on December 23,
prompting the La Marque Police Department to launch an immediate
search around the area; and
WHEREAS, Officer Dana Thomasson, a member of the department
since 2017, volunteered with the search efforts, despite being off
duty that day; after going door-to-door and searching a number of
yards, she spotted the boy sheltering in the bushes of a residence,
bringing the nine-hour-long ordeal to an end; the boy was found to
be unharmed, much to the relief of his family and all those who had
worked tirelessly to locate him; and
WHEREAS, By taking action to rescue a child in grave danger,
Officer Dana Thomasson helped to avert what could have been a
terrible tragedy, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for
her outstanding devotion to duty; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Officer Dana Thomasson for assisting in
the safe return of a missing child on December 23, 2022, and extend
to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important
work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Officer Thomasson as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.