Bill Text: TX HR1731 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dallas Vietnamese Radio on its 10th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1731 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1731-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1731 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dallas Vietnamese Radio is celebrating its 10th | ||
| anniversary in 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Serving Vietnamese residents within a 100-mile | ||
| radius of Dallas, DVR began broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a | ||
| week, on January 6, 2003; today the station also maintains a website | ||
| and an uplink to a satellite channel, allowing it to reach countless | ||
| other listeners around the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The station carries a wide variety of programming in | ||
| cooperation with Little Saigon Radio-TV, a network of 30 Vietnamese | ||
| Public Radio stations in California and Houston; in addition to | ||
| news, current affairs, and live election coverage, DVR offers talk | ||
| shows that address such issues as law, immigration, health | ||
| services, and voter registration; the station also broadcasts | ||
| English lessons and other educational content, as well as music, | ||
| plays, poetry, and stories; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Committed to building a stronger Vietnamese | ||
| American community, DVR works to preserve traditional culture and | ||
| assists residents in need; the station has benefited those farther | ||
| afield by extending assistance to victims of natural disasters in | ||
| Japan, Haiti, and the New York City area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For the past decade, Dallas Vietnamese Radio has | ||
| served as a leading source of information, entertainment, and | ||
| advocacy for Vietnamese Americans in the Metroplex, and its | ||
| contributions have greatly enriched the lives of innumerable | ||
| people; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Dallas Vietnamese Radio on its 10th | ||
| anniversary and extend to all those associated with the station | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the station as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner of Tarrant | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 1, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
