Bill Text: TX HR489 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Chinese Professional Club of Houston on the occasion of its 59th annual Scholarship Ball and Chinese New Year Celebration.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR489 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR489-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 489 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For nearly six decades, the Chinese Professional | ||
| Club of Houston has hosted a yearly Scholarship Ball and Chinese New | ||
| Year Celebration, and members of the Houston community are | ||
| gathering to commemorate the 59th annual gala on February 23, 2013; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The event will honor scholarship recipients, pay | ||
| tribute to notable individuals and businesses, and offer a festive | ||
| observance of the new year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1950, the Chinese | ||
| Professional Club of Houston has sought to enhance the business | ||
| skills and expertise of its associates through periodic seminars, | ||
| lectures, and roundtable discussions; in addition, regular | ||
| gatherings are held to encourage fellowship and mutual | ||
| understanding among members; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The organization is also committed to promoting | ||
| educational opportunities for youth of Chinese descent; in 1977, | ||
| the club created the CPC Scholarship Fund, which through the years | ||
| has awarded more than $370,000 to hundreds of high school seniors in | ||
| the Bayou City; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Chinese Professional Club of Houston is making | ||
| an immeasurable contribution not only to its participants, but also | ||
| to the greater community, and it is a pleasure to celebrate and | ||
| support the important work of this notable group; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Chinese Professional Club of | ||
| Houston on the occasion of the 59th annual Scholarship Ball and | ||
| Chinese New Year Celebration and extend sincere best wishes and a | ||
| happy Year of the Snake to all in attendance at the event; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Chinese Professional Club of Houston as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| S. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 489 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
