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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kim Ogg was sworn in as Harris County district |
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attorney on New Year's Day, 2017, and this occasion provides a |
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welcome opportunity to celebrate her many outstanding achievements |
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over the course of an already distinguished career; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Ms. Ogg earned a bachelor's |
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degree in journalism from The University of Texas at Austin in 1981 |
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and a law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1986; early in |
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her career, she served as a chief felony prosecutor in the Harris |
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County District Attorney's Office, and in 1994, she became the |
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first director of the Mayor's Anti-Gang Task Force, where she |
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played a vital role in reducing gang violence in Houston by 40 |
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percent; from 1999 until 2006, Ms. Ogg served as executive director |
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of Crime Stoppers of Houston, a leading anonymous crime-tip hotline |
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and reward program; she went on to work in private practice, first |
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with McFall, Breitbeil & Shults and then with the Ogg Law Firm; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has garnered a number of |
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prestigious accolades over the years, including a national award |
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from the Foundation for Improvement of Justice, a commendation from |
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the Houston Police Department, the Steve Chaney Distinguished |
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Service Award from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Crime |
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Victim Clearinghouse, the Allied Professional Award from the |
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Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, and the Public |
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Service Award from the South Texas College of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Ogg has enjoyed the love |
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and support of her partner of 32 years, Olivia Jordan, and their |
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son, Jack; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her professionalism, skill, and commitment |
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to justice, Kim Ogg has greatly benefited the people of Harris |
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County, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her myriad |
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accomplishments as she takes on the challenges and opportunities of |
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her new position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Ogg on her election as Harris |
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County district attorney and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ogg as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Reynolds |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 420 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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