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
  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.
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