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This resolution honors five Houston Police Department officers—James Montero, José Selvera Jr., Raymond Gonzalez, Cecil Mosqueda, and U. P. Hernandez—who were featured in the Chicano Squad television series, which premiered on A&E in September 2024. The resolution highlights the groundbreaking nature of the Chicano Squad, a bilingual, all-Latino homicide unit established in 1979 that was initially given just 90 days to investigate hundreds of unsolved cases affecting Latin American communities. The squad was remarkably successful, clearing 80 percent of their assigned cases and ultimately becoming a permanent division of the Houston Police Department that inspired similar units nationwide. The officers were recognized for their trailblazing law enforcement work, which included receiving Hispanic Officer of the Year awards from the National Latino Peace Officers Association. The resolution formally congratulates these officers, commends their outstanding community service, and directs that an official copy of the resolution be prepared as an expression of high regard from the Texas House of Representatives.

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