Bill Text: TX HR89 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Major General Robert J. Bodisch Sr. on his induction as commander of the Texas State Guard.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-22 - Reported enrolled [HR89 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR89-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 89 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Major General Robert J. Bodisch Sr. is being sworn | ||
| in as commander of the Texas State Guard on January 26, 2019, and | ||
| this is a fitting occasion to pay tribute to his long history of | ||
| exemplary service to the people of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of | ||
| the Texas State Guard for more than three decades, General Bodisch | ||
| is currently the guard's interim commander; he has previously | ||
| served as chief of staff of the Department of Public Safety and as | ||
| deputy director of Texas Homeland Security, with responsibility for | ||
| the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division and the Texas | ||
| Division of Emergency Management; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1973, General Bodisch embarked on a 45-year | ||
| career in law enforcement, starting as a deputy sheriff in Harris | ||
| County; he went on to serve as a lieutenant investigator with the | ||
| Harris County District Attorney's Office, as chief investigator | ||
| with the Texas Prosecutor Council, and as senior criminal | ||
| investigator with the Texas Attorney General's Office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, General Bodisch was director of the Texas Narcotics | ||
| Control Program from 1996 to 2001, and he subsequently served as | ||
| director of education and training for the Texas Commission on Law | ||
| Enforcement Officer Standards and Education as well as assistant | ||
| director of the attorney general's Office of Special | ||
| Investigations; he also completed two tours of duty in Iraq with the | ||
| U.S. Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative | ||
| Training Assistance Program, earning the Joint Chiefs of Staff | ||
| Joint Civilian Service Commendation Medal in 2005 and the U.S. Army | ||
| Outstanding Civilian Service Medal in 2007; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, Robert Bodisch has | ||
| dedicated himself to preserving the peace and protecting the | ||
| citizens of our state and nation, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
| pride on his outstanding record of achievement as he takes on the | ||
| challenges and opportunities of his new position; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Major General Robert J. Bodisch Sr. | ||
| on his induction as commander of the Texas State Guard and extend to | ||
| him sincere best wishes for continued success in his important | ||
| work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for General Bodisch as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| King of Parker | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 89 was adopted by the House on January | ||
| 22, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
