Bill Text: TX HR600 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing March 20, 2023, as Pakistan Day of Action at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR600 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR600-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 600
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Members of the Pakistani American community are
  gathering in Austin on March 20, 2023, for Pakistan Day of Action at
  the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Located in the northwest region of the Indo-Pak
  subcontinent, Pakistan encompasses the Indus Valley and other areas
  near the Indus River, which were home to some of the world's
  earliest civilizations; emigration from the region dates as far
  back as 3,000 B.C.; Pakistan became an independent country in 1947,
  and Pakistani emigrants have made invaluable contributions to
  countries around the globe; and
         WHEREAS, Pakistan and the United States have shared seven and
  a half decades of diplomatic relations, which have included such
  events as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1961 visit to
  Pakistan, President Mohammad Ayub Khan's 1961 State visit to the
  U.S., during which he addressed a joint session of the Texas
  Legislature as well as a joint meeting of Congress, President
  Lyndon B. Johnson's 1967 visit to Pakistan, President Muhammed Zia
  ul-Haq's 1982 State visit to the U.S., during which he visited
  Houston, and President George W. Bush's 2006 visit to Pakistan;
  highlighting Pakistani, American, and Texan hospitality, the
  visits were momentous occasions in the history of U.S. and Pakistan
  relations; and
         WHEREAS, Today, more than 600,000 Pakistani Americans reside
  in the U.S., and Texas is home to over 87,000 individuals of
  Pakistani heritage, with large populations of Pakistani Texans
  residing in the state's major metropolitan areas, including Austin,
  Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio; and
         WHEREAS, The U.S. is Pakistan's largest trading partner, and
  Texas makes up the fourth-largest portion of that bilateral trade;
  Texas and Pakistan benefit from a number of mutual exchanges,
  including the ATX+PAK Entrepreneurship program and the
  U.S.-Pakistan Women's Council Future of Women in Energy Scholars
  program; moreover, partnerships between The University of Texas at
  Austin and several universities in Pakistan, such as the National
  College of Art in Lahore, the University of Karachi, the National
  Academy of Performing Arts in Karachi, and the Fatima Jinnah Women
  University in Islamabad, have resulted in faculty and student
  exchanges in the fields of film studies, music, performing arts,
  and social sciences; and
         WHEREAS, Pakistan has one of the world's youngest
  populations, with about 63 percent of the nation's citizens being
  between the ages of 15 and 33; Texas businesses can utilize the
  country's highly skilled young professionals to advance the state's
  economy, particularly in the information technology and biotech
  industries; and
         WHEREAS, Members of the Pakistani American 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 more positive
  impact through active civic engagement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize Pakistan Day of Action at the State
  Capitol on March 20, 2023, and extend a warm welcome to the Consul
  General of Pakistan, the Pakistani American Collaborative of Texas,
  the Pakistani Society of North Texas, the Pakistani Association of
  Greater Houston, and the other members of the visiting delegation.
 
  Bhojani
  Lalani
  Bucy
  Meza
  Jetton
 
 
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
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 600 was adopted by the House on March
  20, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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