Bill Text: TX HR120 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Asia Times Square in Grand Prairie on its annual Mid-Autumn Festival.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR120 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR120-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 120 |
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WHEREAS, For many years, Asia Times Square in Grand Prairie | ||
has brought together Asian American families for the excitement and | ||
revelry of the Mid-Autumn Festival; and | ||
WHEREAS, Asia Times Square, a hub for shopping, business, and | ||
culture for Grand Prairie's Asian American communities, is one of | ||
the largest Asian markets in Texas; founded in the 1980s by Grant | ||
Loh, an immigrant from Vietnam, it was originally a market catering | ||
to local Vietnamese American families, and it has since grown into a | ||
multipurpose center with an assortment of restaurants, boutiques, | ||
grocers, beauty and health stores, and other retailers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, Asia Times Square hosts a number of | ||
special events to coincide with traditional Asian holidays; the | ||
Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month | ||
of the lunar calendar, is one of the most important and popular | ||
celebrations for people of Chinese, Vietnamese, or other Asian | ||
ancestry; customs vary across cultures, but during the festival, | ||
families typically gather together to enjoy mooncakes, the | ||
holiday's most iconic food, while watching and admiring the full | ||
moon at the time of year when it is at its brightest; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Asia Times Square Mid-Autumn Festival provides | ||
area Texans with the opportunity to share in the rich and diverse | ||
traditions of local Asian American communities, and it is a | ||
pleasure to join in recognizing this highly anticipated annual | ||
event; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Asia Times Square in | ||
Grand Prairie on its annual Mid-Autumn Festival and extend sincere | ||
best wishes to all those who observe this special holiday; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Asia Times Square as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Turner of Tarrant | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 120 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 14, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||