Bill Text: TX HR1589 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2013 DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern Festival in Irving.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-06 - Reported enrolled [HR1589 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1589-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1589 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The seventh annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and | ||
| Lantern Festival is being held on May 26, 2013, in Irving; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This festive gathering features dragon boat races, | ||
| kite making and flying, lantern displays, traditional Asian food, | ||
| dance performances, and martial arts demonstrations; the event is | ||
| hosted by the Marco Polo World Foundation, a nonprofit organization | ||
| that seeks to promote the sport of dragon boating, to celebrate | ||
| Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and to enhance cultural | ||
| understanding among area residents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Supported by numerous community volunteers and | ||
| sponsors, the festival has been held annually since 2007 and has | ||
| rapidly grown in popularity, with more than 25,000 people expected | ||
| to attend in 2013; this year's racing event is slated to feature 48 | ||
| dragon boat teams, including Boy Scout groups, city, corporate, and | ||
| community teams, and professional dragon boaters, all of them drawn | ||
| by the excitement and the cooperative nature of the sport; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year the DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern | ||
| Festival contributes to greater awareness and good fellowship among | ||
| citizens of the Metroplex, and this rich cultural experience is | ||
| indeed a testament to the vibrant diversity of the Lone Star State; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 2013 Dragon Boat, Kite, and | ||
| Lantern Festival and extend to the organizers and attendees sincere | ||
| best wishes for a successful and memorable event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Marco Polo World Foundation 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. 1589 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 1, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
