Waller County proclaims May 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 15–21 National Police Week

The County Judge opened the meeting by reading a proclamation designating May 15, 2026, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 15–21, 2026, as National Police Week in Waller County and listing local fallen officers by name. "May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and May 15 through the 21st as National Police Week," the judge read aloud when presenting the proclamation.

After the reading, the judge offered public thanks to current law‑enforcement members and their families, saying, "Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything that you do," and invited representatives of the Waller County Sheriff's Office forward for a photograph. Commissioners then voted to approve the proclamation without recorded opposition. The proclamation enumerated local fallen officers including Louis Cooper (1878), John Howell Adams (1880), Louis Melvin Moore (1927), Walter N. Bridal (1934), Charles Edwin Cook (1967), Albert Edwin Cook (1975), Russell Lynn Boyd (1983), Christopher Jerome Sebeski (2004), Lauren Yaleth Vasquez (2018), John Edward Moon (2021) and John Edward Flemings Jr. (2024).

The proclamation text also acknowledged the broader role of Waller County law enforcement agencies — the sheriff's office, DPS, municipal agencies, constables and other public safety personnel — and asked the community to recognize the hazards and sacrifices those officers and their families bear. After the vote the court thanked attendees and took a group photograph with the agencies in attendance. No further formal action was recorded on the proclamation.