89S20059 AMB-D     By: Tepper H.R. No. 2       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Joseph C. Longway is retiring as the Northwest   Region chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety on August 31,   2025, drawing to a close an exceptional career with the agency that   has spanned more than 36 years; and          WHEREAS, Joe Longway joined the ranks of the Texas Department   of Public Safety in October 1988, and after completing training at   the DPS Academy, he was stationed in Amarillo as a highway patrol   officer; he was later assigned to Houston, Groom, and Lubbock, and   he served as a narcotics investigator before joining the criminal   investigations division in 2009; he was appointed as regional   director in August 2019, and he has since provided exceptional   leadership to the agency's Northwest Texas Region; and          WHEREAS, A veteran of the United States Air Force,   Mr. Longway holds a bachelor's degree from Wayland Baptist   University and an associate's degree from Chaminade University of   Honolulu; over the years, he has honed his abilities through   training at the DEA Drug Unit Commander's Academy, the Northwestern   University School of Police Staff & Command, and the FBI National   Academy; and          WHEREAS, Joe Longway has greatly benefited the people of   Texas through his stalwart dedication to the highest standards of   the law enforcement profession, and it is a pleasure to recognize   him as he concludes his remarkable tenure of public service; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Joseph   C. Longway on his retirement as the Northwest Region chief of the   Texas Department of Public Safety 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 Mr. Longway as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.