Bill Text: TX HR14 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Tonya Nixon on her election as the first black female constable in Travis County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR14-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 14 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Tonya Nixon became the first black woman to win | ||
| election as a Travis County constable in November 2020; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An East Austin native, Constable Nixon received more | ||
| than 60 percent of the Precinct 1 vote in the primary and ran | ||
| unopposed in November; she previously broke barriers as the first | ||
| black female sergeant in the precinct and served with distinction | ||
| for 16 years; in her campaign, she emphasized the importance of | ||
| increasing engagement with the community and dismantling the | ||
| school-to-prison pipeline; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Constable Nixon has completed extensive | ||
| professional training and holds an Advanced Peace Officer | ||
| Proficiency Certificate and Civil Process Proficiency | ||
| Certification; in addition, she attended Austin Community College, | ||
| Colorado Technical University, and Virginia College; she is a | ||
| member of the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association, and | ||
| she was appointed to serve on the Civil Process Education Committee | ||
| for the Texas Justice Court Training Center; in 2017, she was a | ||
| panelist at the Big Data & Community Policing Conference, and the | ||
| following year, she was a panelist at the Excellence and | ||
| Advancement Foundation "Counselors Over Cops" event; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Long active in the community, Constable Nixon has | ||
| volunteered frequently and taken on many leadership roles; she is a | ||
| member of the Eastern Travis County Colony Park Advisory Committee | ||
| and of the National Council of Negro Women; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout her career in law enforcement, Tonya | ||
| Nixon has upheld the highest standards of public service, and she | ||
| brings to her new responsibilities energy, enthusiasm, and a strong | ||
| commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Tonya Nixon on her election as the | ||
| first black female constable in Travis County and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Constable Nixon as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Cole | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
