Bill Text: TX SR188 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing Buddy Mills on the occasion of Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR188 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR188-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Buddy Mills on the occasion of Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR188 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR188-Introduced.html
88R12859 BK-D | ||
By: Flores | S.R. No. 188 |
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WHEREAS, Gillespie County sheriff Buddy Mills, the president | ||
of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, is being honored for his | ||
distinguished career in law enforcement on the occasion of | ||
Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol on February | ||
22, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Sheriff Mills pursued | ||
studies at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and later San Antonio | ||
College; he began working as a game warden for the Texas Parks and | ||
Wildlife Department in 1980, when he was 21 years old; after being | ||
assigned to Eagle Lake in Colorado County for 12 years, he | ||
transferred to Gillespie County, where he served for another 15 | ||
years until his retirement in 2007; during his time as a game | ||
warden, he traveled across the state for special wildlife and | ||
fishing operations, took part in search and rescue missions, and | ||
assisted with natural disaster response and recovery efforts, | ||
including in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed law enforcement professional made a | ||
successful bid for the office of Gillespie County sheriff in 2008; | ||
after fulfilling his duties as sheriff for over a decade, he had the | ||
honor of being elected president of the Sheriffs' Association of | ||
Texas in July 2022, notably becoming the first former Texas game | ||
warden to hold the title; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Sheriff Mills enjoys the love | ||
and support of his wife of 43 years, Heidi Mills, as well as his two | ||
children and five grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Sheriffs' Association of Texas is fortunate to | ||
benefit from the leadership, dedication, and experience that Buddy | ||
Mills brings to the role of president, and he may indeed take | ||
justifiable pride in his lifelong efforts to serve and protect the | ||
citizens of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize Sheriff Buddy Mills on the occasion of Sheriffs' | ||
Association of Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to him | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success in his tenure as the | ||
organization's president; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Sheriff Mills as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas Senate. |