Bill Text: TX HR627 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR627 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR627-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 627 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's | ||
| Office is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in | ||
| 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established on October 19, 1919, the Tarrant County | ||
| Criminal District Attorney's Office was initially led by Jesse | ||
| Brown, who served as the county's first criminal district attorney | ||
| and devoted more than four decades of service to his fellow | ||
| residents; through the years, the office has benefited from the | ||
| leadership of 15 exemplary attorneys such as Tim Curry, who held the | ||
| position for 37 years, and current Tarrant County Criminal District | ||
| Attorney Sharen Wilson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The office has been at the forefront of numerous | ||
| advances, including the hiring of the state's first female | ||
| assistant criminal district attorney and first African American | ||
| assistant criminal district attorneys, as well as the development | ||
| of the first-known pretrial diversion program; in addition, the | ||
| office created an open-file policy for defense attorneys decades | ||
| before the practice was mandated, and it was among the first in the | ||
| state to accept electronic filing of criminal cases and to | ||
| establish a victims' assistance office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For a century, the Tarrant County Criminal District | ||
| Attorney's Office has served the county's citizens with integrity | ||
| and professionalism, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing the | ||
| office as it marks this special milestone in its history; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tarrant | ||
| County Criminal District Attorney's Office and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the office sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success with their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the office as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Goldman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 627 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
