Mitch Bates

Retired Police Chief & Deputy City Manager, City of Garland. Texas A&M - Class of 1986. Texas Rangers Fan since 1972.

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

“Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people… motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people centered.” - Colin Powell

[Texas A&M Women's Tennis @AggieWTEN]

2x NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 👍

#GigEm // #AggieWT

[Texas A&M Women's Tennis @AggieWTEN]

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 🏆

📍 Athens, GA
🆚 Auburn
⏰ 6 PM CT
📺 ESPN+
📊 https://t.co/tee10z1vzj

#GigEm // #AggieWT

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

Another All-SEC National Title bout. 💪

🎾 No. 2 @AuburnWTennis vs. No. 4 @AggieWTEN
⏰ 7 PM ET
📺 ESPN+ & in the ESPN app: https://t.co/N9ffRFwhhn

#SECTennis x #ItJustMeansMore

[D1Baseball @d1baseball]

Statement made in College Station.

In taking both games from Texas, @AggieBaseball continued to show a clear – and dangerous – offensive identity.

🔗 https://t.co/HEA0oAjbuH

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@RichardZane32 Wondering if this is approaching longest ever rain delay… for SEC… or NCAA? 🤔🤷‍♂️

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@JaredSandler Nimmo

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Texas A&M’s ‘Ball 5’ is the best thing in sports

[Texas Rangers @Rangers]

4 in a row! #AllForTX

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@MLB

[Texas Rangers @Rangers]

Game 1. #AllForTX

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@SleeperRangers Over…

[Texas Rangers @Rangers]

LET'S GO. #AllForTX

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@SleeperRangers A…

looking very good. Just stay relatively healthy… 🤞👍

[Texas Rangers @Rangers]

What a way to find out you're a big leaguer 🥹

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@SleeperRangers Rangers win the Pennant!

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

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[Garland Police PIO @GarlandPD]

Congratulations to the graduates of the Garland Police Department’s 74th Police Academy Class.

These men have completed months of demanding training and are now stepping into an honorable profession built on service, integrity, and dedication to the community. They now join a department that is proud to serve and deeply respected throughout Garland.

Congratulations, Class 74. We look forward to seeing the impact you will make in our community.

#GarlandTX #PoliceAcademy #ServeAndProtect

[Official City of Garland, Texas @garlandtxgov]

Our community showed up to keep these items out of the landfill at the Big 4 Recycling event! With the help of 27 dedicated team members, we collected:
71 Tires, 2,640 lbs of Electronics, 2.865 tons of Shredded Paper, and 800+ lbs of Clothing for the World Wear Project!

[Official City of Garland, Texas @garlandtxgov]

Spring severe weather season is here! Don’t rely on just one source for emergency alerts. Stay weather-aware by using multiple ways to receive alerts. Sign up for the Garland Emergency Notification System today to get alerts directly to your phone at https://t.co/5Ic3k4ejSG

[Mitch Bates @GPDChiefBates]

@SleeperRangers 35 😎