Bill Text: TX SR294 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-04 - Reported enrolled [SR294 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR294-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office | ||
| on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's | ||
| Office was established on October 19, 1919; Jesse Brown, who | ||
| devoted more than 40 years to serving the people of the county, | ||
| was the county's first criminal district attorney; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, the office has been led by 15 | ||
| exemplary attorneys, including Tim Curry, who served for 37 | ||
| years, and current Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney | ||
| Sharen Wilson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The office has been at the forefront of numerous | ||
| advances in the legal profession; it hired the state's first | ||
| woman and first African American assistant criminal district | ||
| attorneys and created the first known pretrial diversion | ||
| program; it created an open file policy for defense attorneys | ||
| decades before the practice was mandated, and the office was | ||
| among the first in the state to accept electronic filing of | ||
| criminal cases and to establish a victims' assistance office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Tarrant County Criminal | ||
| District Attorney's Office has served the county's citizens with | ||
| integrity and professionalism, and it is truly fitting that the | ||
| office receive special recognition on this milestone in its | ||
| history; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the attorneys and staff of the | ||
| Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office on their | ||
| commitment to enhancing public safety through vigorous | ||
| enforcement of the law and extend to them best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this office and as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Nelson, Birdwell, | ||
| Hancock, Powell | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 4, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
