10-04-2025
Houston boy battling cancer honored at Texas Capitol
TEXAS (FOX 44) – A Houston boy battling cancer was honored at the Texas Capitol as part of 'D.J. Daniel Day'.
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Texas House Representatives honored D.J. on Monday. He is a 13-year-old Texan who has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. His life goal was to be a police officer when he became an adult.
According to the Coryell County Sheriff's Office, D.J. has set a goal to be sworn in to at least 1,000 law enforcement agencies. He was recently sworn in as an honorary member of the Secret Service, and has now been sworn in by over 900 law enforcement agencies across Texas and the nation.
Sheriff Scott Williams swore in D.J. as an Honorary member of the Coryell County Sheriff's Office. He was also promoted by Sheriff Williams as a member of the SWAT Team and the Hostage Negotiations Team.
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In addition, the Lampasas Police Department Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association President Paul Miceli had the honor of presenting D.J. with an Honorary Commission as police officer.
DJ was also made an honorary police officer in Waco. For more information, you can view our previous story here.
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