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      H.R. No. 507       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Sergeant Barron Smith is retiring from the Flower   Mound Police Department on February 3, 2025, drawing to a close an   exemplary tenure in law enforcement that has spanned more than 27   years; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Smith began his career as a jailer in New   Mexico, and he subsequently became an officer with the Lovington   Police Department; he joined the Flower Mound Police Department in   September 2000; and          WHEREAS, Early in his tenure with the Flower Mound force,   Mr. Smith distinguished himself as a beat officer; promoted to   corporal and then to the rank of sergeant in 2006, he oversaw the   traffic division and was honored as Supervisor of the Year in 2006   and 2008; in August 2020, he transferred from the patrol division to   the criminal investigations division; he was assigned to the school   resource officer unit, where he has overseen a team of nine resource   officers in the Lewisville Independent School District; along the   way, he has served as a member of the marine safety equipment   operators team and earned certification as a master peace officer;   and          WHEREAS, Barron Smith has greatly benefited the citizens of   Flower Mound through his skill, professionalism, and commitment to   public safety, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many   contributions as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his   life; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Sergeant Barron Smith on his   retirement from the Flower Mound Police Department and extend to   him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Sergeant Smith as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Bumgarner     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 507 was adopted by the House on April   17, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House