[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 142 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1176] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN RECOGNITION OF CHIEF OF POLICE DEBRA WALTHALL ______ HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS of texas in the house of representatives Friday, August 24, 2018 Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the exemplary work of Chief of Police Debra Walthall, who retired from the City of Corinth, Texas on August 21, 2018. Chief Walthall has spent her 35-year professional career in law enforcement as a committed leader to each community she has served. Chief Walthall became the Chief of Police for the City of Corinth's Police Department in 2008. During her tenure as leader of the Corinth Police Department, she facilitated open communication and enhanced transparency with the citizenry through the Citizen's Police Academy, the Volunteer Policing Program, and the personal daily interaction of Corinth Officers within the community. Under her leadership, the department has been recognized for compliance with Texas Police Chief's Best Law Enforcement Practices through the Texas Police Chief's Association. Before coming to Corinth, Chief Walthall began her career in law enforcement as a Detention Officer in the Collin County Sheriff's Department in 1978. She later joined the Allen Police Department to serve as a patrol officer, criminal investigator, narcotics investigator, field training officer, and SWAT member, rising through the ranks to Deputy Chief. Chief Walthall graduated from the Regional Police Academy in Arlington, Texas in 1986, and holds a Master Police Officer Certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in the Administration of Criminal Justice, and is a 2002 graduate of the FBI National Academy--Session 211, the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute, and the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration. I am deeply grateful for Chief Walthall's dedicated public service and significant contributions to the City of Corinth and North Texas, and wish her the best in her retirement. ____________________