Bill Text: TX HR517 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing March 9, 2023, as Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-09 - Reported enrolled [HR517 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR517-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 517

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander
community are gathering in Austin on March 9, 2023, for the
inaugural Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The umbrella term "AAPI" refers to Pacific Islander,
Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, Central Asian, and East
Asian cultures, and it encompasses some 50 different ethnicities
and over 300 languages and dialects; and
WHEREAS, In Texas, the AAPI population numbers over 1.9
million, having grown by 186 percent since 2000; Harris, Dallas,
and Fort Bend Counties have the highest number of AAPI residents;
the top five Asian languages spoken in the state are Vietnamese,
Chinese, Tagalog, Hindi, and Urdu, and among the many others are
Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Hawaiian, Chuukese, and Marshallese; and
WHEREAS, Desi Day of Action provides an opportunity for AAPI
Texans to raise awareness of the issues important to them, while
also building community among members of the many organizations
involved with the event; these include the South Asian American
Voter Empowerment of Texas Education Fund, Asian Texans for
Justice, Indian American Impact Project, OCA-Greater Houston,
Woori Juntos, and the Asian Pacific Islander American Public
Affairs Association; and
WHEREAS, Members of the AAPI community contribute to the
vibrancy and prosperity of the Lone Star State in myriad ways, and
the participants in this advocacy day are demonstrating their
commitment to making an even greater positive impact through active
civic engagement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 9, 2023, as Desi Day of Action at
the State Capitol.
Lalani
Phelan Guerra Murr
Allen Guillen Neave Criado
Allison Harless Noble
Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
Ashby Harrison Orr
Bailes Hayes Ortega
Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
Bernal Herrero Perez
Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
Bonnen Holland Price
Bowers Howard Ramos
Bryant Hull Raney
Buckley Hunter Raymond
Bucy Isaac Reynolds
Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
Canales Kacal Schofield
Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
Cole Kitzman Shine
Collier Klick Slaton
Cook Kuempel Slawson
Cortez Lalani Smith
Craddick Lambert Smithee
Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
Darby Leach Stucky
Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
Dean Longoria Talarico
DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
Dutton Lozano Thimesch
Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
Gates Meyer Turner
Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
Geren Moody Vasut
Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
González of El Paso Morrison Wu
Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 517 was adopted by the House on March 8,
2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House