Bill Text: TX HR1530 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1530 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1530-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1530 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc 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; Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| Truong Van Tuc serves as an outstanding example of the exceptional | ||
| leadership and initiative that has been demonstrated by so many | ||
| members of this community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A veteran of the Vietnam War who received his | ||
| military training in both Vietnam and the United States, Lieutenant | ||
| Colonel Truong Van Tuc served in that conflict until 1975 and was | ||
| later honored for his efforts with the Army Commendation Medal; he | ||
| was appointed to Washington state's Indochinese Advisory Committee | ||
| in 1976, and he was soon after named codirector of the Spokane | ||
| Indochinese Refugee Center in Washington; in 1978, he and his | ||
| family settled in Houston, where he has since dedicated himself to | ||
| building a strong Vietnamese American community and to assisting | ||
| American and Vietnamese veterans by helping them overcome | ||
| difficulties in their daily lives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc 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 Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc 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 Lieutenant Colonel Truong Van Tuc 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. 1530 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 17, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
