Bill Text: TX HR1498 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending James Tran on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - Reported enrolled [HR1498 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1498-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1498 | ||
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| WHEREAS, James Tran is being honored for his significant | ||
| accomplishments on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the | ||
| State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 210,000 Vietnamese | ||
| Americans, and these individuals play an important role in numerous | ||
| fields of endeavor, including medicine, law, public and military | ||
| service, scientific research, and the arts; Mr. Tran serves as an | ||
| outstanding example of the exceptional leadership and initiative | ||
| that has been demonstrated by so many members of this community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born Tran Tri Hoang in Vietnam, Mr. Tran enrolled at | ||
| Chu Van An High School in Saigon in 1973, and in 1980, he escaped the | ||
| communist regime by crossing through Cambodia into Thailand; | ||
| settling in Texas, he graduated from Milby Senior High School in | ||
| Houston in 1983 and studied computer science at Texas A&M | ||
| University; he has gone on to a successful career in the tech | ||
| industry, working for such major companies as Compaq Computer | ||
| Corporation and Cisco Systems, and he is currently a senior network | ||
| engineer at CompuCom Systems in Houston; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Tran is a founder of Hoa Lu, a nonprofit youth | ||
| group, and a member of Supporting the Disabled Veterans of the | ||
| Republic of South Vietnamese Armed Forces, the Republic of Vietnam | ||
| Next Generation organization, and the Houston Knights Team, which | ||
| provides free assistance to stranded Vietnamese motorists; he has | ||
| also helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for victims of | ||
| flooding in Vietnam, survivors of the Indonesian tsunami, and those | ||
| affected by Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Tran has distinguished himself through his | ||
| exemplary achievements and the valuable support he has provided to | ||
| his fellow Vietnamese Americans in the Lone Star State, and he is | ||
| indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend James Tran on the occasion of Vietnamese | ||
| American Day at the State Capitol and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Tran as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1498 was adopted by the House on | ||
| May | ||
| 10, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
