Bill Text: TX HR1564 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the reopening of the Victoria Islamic Center.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR1564 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1564-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1564 |
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WHEREAS, On September 29, 2018, members of the Victoria | ||
community gathered to celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the | ||
Victoria Islamic Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, After the mosque was destroyed by an act of arson two | ||
years prior, people of all faiths came together in solidarity to | ||
support the Islamic Center; a fund-raising campaign to rebuild the | ||
structure collected upwards of $1.1 million from more than 25,000 | ||
donors, including people from the local area as well as | ||
contributors from other locations in the United States and abroad; | ||
defying a hateful attempt to terrorize and divide the community, | ||
the residents of Victoria demonstrated a level of generosity, | ||
compassion, and unity that made news throughout the world; and | ||
WHEREAS, With its grand reopening, the center returned to its | ||
role as a social hub for individuals of the Muslim faith; a | ||
Victorian architect studied Islamic building designs to ensure that | ||
the end result was a worthy replacement for the previous structure, | ||
and the new mosque has earned great acclaim from visitors, who have | ||
marveled at its white marble walls, high ceilings, and beautiful | ||
chandeliers and metalwork; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Victoria Islamic Center is a source of | ||
fellowship, guidance, and inspiration to all who worship there, and | ||
the successful completion of its new home is a testament to the | ||
unwavering faith of its members and to the spirit of friendship they | ||
share with the wider community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the reopening of the Victoria | ||
Islamic Center and extend to its members sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Morrison | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1564 was adopted by the House on May | ||
17, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||