Bill Text: TX HR1872 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 26th conference of the Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf, taking place July 16-21, 2019, in Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1872 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1872-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1872 |
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WHEREAS, The 26th conference of the Rainbow Alliance of the | ||
Deaf is taking place in Austin from July 16 to 21, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1977 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, RAD is a | ||
nonprofit organization born out of the desire of its founder, Roy | ||
Parker, to unite the gay and lesbian deaf community and to advance | ||
the economic, educational, and social welfare of its members; today | ||
RAD remains a proud group of LGBTQ individuals who are deaf, | ||
deaf-blind, or hard of hearing, and it places a strong emphasis on | ||
fostering fellowship and defending their rights in regard to social | ||
justice issues; and | ||
WHEREAS, The organization's conference is the largest event | ||
of its kind and has been held in various cities on an annual or | ||
biennial basis since the year the group was founded; the theme for | ||
the Austin conference is "Unity, Love, Peace," and the gathering is | ||
expected to draw as many as 200 attendees for what is certain to be | ||
an enriching educational and cultural experience; and | ||
WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the Rainbow Alliance of | ||
the Deaf has proven itself to be an effective advocate in its | ||
efforts to build a more equitable and inclusive society for all, and | ||
its 2019 conference is bringing together individuals from around | ||
the country who share this commendable goal; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 26th conference of the Rainbow | ||
Alliance of the Deaf and extend to all those in attendance sincere | ||
best wishes for an enjoyable and productive visit to Austin; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the organization 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. 1872 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||