Bill Text: TX HR1284 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 10, 2023, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Advocacy Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-08 - Reported enrolled [HR1284 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1284-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1284 | ||
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| WHEREAS, May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage | ||
| Month, and OCA-Greater Houston is hosting AAPI Heritage Advocacy | ||
| Day at the State Capitol on May 10, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, AAPI Heritage Month celebrates the diverse culture, | ||
| traditions, and history of people from the Asian continent and the | ||
| islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia in the Pacific, and | ||
| it recognizes members of the AAPI community for their many | ||
| contributions to our state and nation; AAPI Heritage Advocacy Day, | ||
| which is led by OCA-Greater Houston, unites various AAPI | ||
| organizations in advocating for legislative policies that address | ||
| health, civil rights, education, arts, and other issues; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is home to dozens of AAPI groups that conduct | ||
| meaningful work for their communities and share a common goal of | ||
| supporting members of the AAPI population across the state; a | ||
| chapter of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, OCA-Greater | ||
| Houston was established in 1979 to meet the needs of local AAPIs at | ||
| all stages of their lives; the volunteer-driven organization's many | ||
| services include leadership training, education workshops, legal | ||
| clinics, internships, scholarships, mentoring and civic engagement | ||
| programs, and advocacy initiatives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly four and a half decades, OCA-Greater | ||
| Houston has worked to increase the leadership, civic participation, | ||
| education, and engagement of AAPIs in the Greater Houston | ||
| metropolitan area, and it is a pleasure to honor this outstanding | ||
| organization on the occasion of AAPI Heritage Advocacy Day; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize May 10, 2023, as Asian American and | ||
| Pacific Islander Heritage Advocacy Day and extend to all those | ||
| associated with OCA-Greater Houston sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for OCA-Greater Houston 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. 1284 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
