Sheila Jackson Lee: “I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. We will see many of our local police officials and…”

“I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. We will see many of our local police officials and officers this week. I acknowledge that the week of May 1 through May 5, the city of Houston and the Houston Police Department had our own annual Police Week. I acknowledge publicly our great concern as a community in honoring police. We had, of course, the Police Week award ceremony that was held on May 2. We had a day of prayer that was held on May 3 in front of the police corporate headquarters where our Houston area clergy came together to reinforce the partnership between community and the police. We had the annual Police Week memorial service that was held on May 5 at a very important memorial in our city where candlelight and the placement of the wreath occurred, as well as the roll call and ``Taps.'' We are excited that the HPD honor guard will participate this week in the National Police Week ceremony. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article titled ``HPD to Host Police Week 2023 Events.'' [From City of Houston News, Apr. 28, 2023] HPD To Host Police Week 2023 Events The Houston Police Department invites the community to observe and participate in National Police Week from this Monday (May 1), through Friday (May 5). This annual event allows our city to celebrate the contributions police officers make to our communities and honor those officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.…”