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The Texas Crime Stoppers Council wishes to congratulate all the Texas Crime Stoppers programs that have passed the milestone of 25 years of service to their local community and Texas at large.

The Crime Stoppers program in Texas owes its success to all the citizens who contributed thousands of volunteer hours of hard work, and the unflinching dedication of local law enforcement.

As Texas Crime Stoppers, you should be proud of your results. You and your programs are responsible for over One Billion Dollars in property recovered and narcotics seized since the first Texas Crime Stoppers program began operating in El Paso in 1978. This is no mean feat. The Office of the Governor wants to recognize your service to the state at the Annual Conference in Abilene, October 11-13, 2010. We are hoping that representatives of your program will attend the Annual Conference. There is a discount for early registration.

Please be assured that each and every one of you is very much appreciated for your service to your community and to Texas.

Sincerely,
Dr. Betty Bosarge
Executive Director, Texas Crime Stoppers Council
Office of the Governor


The following is a list of the Texas programs that have been serving their communities for 25 years or more.

Abilene Crime Stoppers	Harlingen Area Crime Stoppers	Nacogdoches County Crime Stoppers
Amarillo Crime Stoppers	Hays County Crime Stoppers	Navarro County Crime Stoppers
Anderson County Crime Stoppers	Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers	Nolan County Crime Stoppers
Atascosa County Crime Stoppers	Hood County Crime Stoppers	Odessa Crime Stoppers
Baytown Crime Stoppers	Houston County Crime Stoppers	Pampa/Gray County Crime Stoppers
Beaumont Crime Stoppers	Houston Crime Stoppers	Pecos Valley Crime Stoppers
Brazos County Crime Stoppers	Hunt County Crime Stoppers  founded as Greenville Crime Stoppers	Plainview/Hale County Crime Stoppers  founded as Citizens Against Crime Committee
Brenham/Washington County Crime Stoppers	Johnson County Crime Stoppers	Robertson County Crime Stoppers
Heart of Texas Crime Stoppers founded as Brown County Crime Stoppers	Kerr County Crime Stoppers	San Angelo Crime Stoppers
Brownsville Crime Stoppers	Killeen Crime Stoppers	San Antonio Crime Stoppers
Capital Area Crime Stoppers	Kingsville Crime Stoppers	Lake Country Crime Stoppers  founded as Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Crime Stoppers
Copperas Cove Crime Stoppers	La Marque Crime Stoppers	Swisher County Crime Stoppers
Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers	Laredo Crime Stoppers	Texarkana Area Crime Stoppers  founded as Awareness of Crime in Texarkana
North Texas Crime Commission  founded as Dallas Area Crime Stoppers	Limestone County Crime Stoppers	Tri-County Crime Stoppers
Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers	Lufkin Crime Stoppers	Tyler-Smith County Crime Stoppers
El Paso Crime Stoppers	Madison County Crime Stoppers, Inc.	Vernon-Wilbarger County Crime Stoppers
Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers	Marshall/Harrison County Crime Stoppers	Victoria Crime Stoppers
Fort Stockton Crime Stoppers	Matagorda County Crime Stoppers	Waco Crime Stoppers
Galveston Crime Stoppers	McAllen Crime Stoppers	Waller County Crime Stoppers
Grand Prairie Crime Commission	Midland Crime Stoppers	West Wharton County Crime Stoppers
Gregg County Crime Stoppers	Mission Crime Stoppers	Wichita Falls Crime Stoppers
Grimes County Crime Stoppers	Montgomery County Crime Stoppers	Williamson County Crime Stoppers
		Wood County Crime Stoppers

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Allstate: Burglary Claims in Texas Jump 9 Percent in 2009 Get the details here.

Gov. Perry Appoints Quintanilla to Texas Juvenile Justice Advisory Board
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Estela Quintanilla of Laredo to the Texas Juvenile Justice Advisory Board for a term to expire at the pleasure of the governor. The board oversees the treatment and prevention of juvenile delinquency and administers juvenile justice funds.

Quintanilla is a retired teacher and a District Crime Stoppers Coordinator for the Laredo Independent School District. She is the Region 10 Texas Representative of Crime Stoppers USA, Inc., a Texas Crime Stoppers Trainer and Technical Assistant, past president of the Texas Crime Stoppers Association, past president of the Association of Texas Professional Educators, and a former member of Texas Association of Gifted and Talented Teachers. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a master’s degree in Secondary Education from Laredo State University.

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Congratulations to the Texas campus Crime Stoppers that received Texas Best Awards at the 15th Annual Texas Campus Crime Stoppers Conference in College Station.

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Check out the latest information of those individuals who started the "Stop Snitching" propaganda:

Sherman Kemp who appeared prominently in "Stop Snitching" video

'Stop Snitching' figure enters a plea of guilty

Cameraman for "Stop Snitching" Video Gets 30 years for Drug and Gun Crimes