Bill Text: TX HR513 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commemorating the Lunar New Year on February 19, 2015.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR513 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR513-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 513

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Many Asian American residents of the Lone Star State
are celebrating the joyous occasion of the Lunar New Year on
February 19, 2015; and
WHEREAS, This special holiday marks the commencement of the
Year of the Goat and ushers in the spring season, a new beginning,
when the Asian community reflects on the past and makes plans for
the future; and
WHEREAS, The goat is considered a symbol of calm and
compassion; many in the Asian community believe that the Year of the
Goat will be a time of tranquility and cooperation; and
WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year, known as Tet in the Vietnamese
community and as the Spring Festival in the Chinese community,
begins on the first day of the first lunar month of the year; the
exact date changes annually, falling between the end of January and
the middle of February, but the festive spirit of the season remains
constant; and
WHEREAS, The eve of the holiday's three-day festival is spent
cleaning houses, visiting ancestral graves, and preparing a
ceremonial meal; the Lunar New Year traditionally serves as a time
to reunite with family members, renew special friendships, and
remember past experiences, in preparation for good things to come;
and
WHEREAS, The Asian community plays a vital role in the
business, professional, and cultural life of Texas, and the Lunar
New Year provides a fitting opportunity to recognize these fine
citizens and to celebrate our common goals of peace and harmony for
all humanity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the Lunar New Year on February 19,
2015, and extend to all who are celebrating the holiday sincere best
wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.
Vo
Wu
Button
Straus Guerra Otto
Allen Guillen Paddie
Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
Alvarado Harless Paul
Anchia Hernandez Peña
Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
Ashby Huberty Pickett
Aycock Hughes Price
Bell Hunter Raney
Blanco Isaac Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
Button King of Parker Rose
Canales King of Taylor Sanford
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
Clardy Klick Schofield
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson
Dale Laubenberg Smith
Darby Leach Smithee
Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
Dukes Márquez Stickland
Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles VanDeaver
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White of Bell
Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Geren Murphy Workman
Giddings Murr Wray
Goldman Naishtat Wu
Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
González Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 513 was adopted by the House on February
19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House