85S12625 JCD-D
	By: Price	H.R. No. 386

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Jake Voigt is joining the elite ranks of the Texas
	Parks and Wildlife Department State Park Police with his graduation
	as a member of the 61st Texas Game Warden and State Park Police
	Officer Cadet Class on August 1, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, The members of the Texas State Park Police are
	tasked with maintaining the overall safety and security of state
	parks, including safeguarding visitors and resources; these
	skilled law enforcement professionals enforce all TPWD codes,
	rules, and regulations and the Texas Penal Code, and their
	responsibilities also include conducting search and rescue and
	emergency management operations as well as public outreach
	programs; and
	WHEREAS, Officer Voigt took the first step in his new career
	when he became one of only a small number of applicants to be
	accepted into the rigorous program at the TPWD Game Warden Training
	Center in Hamilton County; over the span of the 30 weeks he spent at
	the center, he completed course work in a range of subjects and
	received in-depth training in such areas as first aid,
	self-defense, and firearms; following his commissioning, he was
	assigned to work at Palo Duro Canyon State Park; and
	WHEREAS, The men and women who become Texas Park Police
	officers play an essential role in protecting our public lands and
	the members of the public who visit these popular attractions, and
	it is fitting that Jake Voigt's achievement in joining this select
	group be recognized; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Jake Voigt on
	his graduation as a member of the 61st Texas Game Warden and State
	Park Police Officer Cadet Class and extend to him sincere best
	wishes for success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Officer Voigt as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.