Bill Text: TX HR495 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating OCA-Greater Houston for being named Chapter of the Year at the OCA National Convention.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR495 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR495-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 495 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Greater Houston chapter of OCA-Asian Pacific | ||
| American Advocates was named Chapter of the Year at the OCA National | ||
| Convention in Sacramento, California, on August 5, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese | ||
| Americans, the renamed OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates seeks | ||
| to advance the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian | ||
| Pacific Americans in the United States; and | ||
| WHEREAS, OCA-Greater Houston was established in 1979, and | ||
| since then, it has taken part in voter registration drives, | ||
| supported scholarship programs, hosted nationally known speakers, | ||
| sponsored performances by dance and theater companies, and | ||
| conducted educational seminars on such topics as workplace rights, | ||
| affirmative action, and hate crimes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The chapter has also helped to establish the Asian | ||
| American Legal Center of Texas, the Coalition Against Asian | ||
| American Bashing, and the Asian American Women's Forum, and it has | ||
| worked closely with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity | ||
| Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor on educational | ||
| outreach; in addition, members have supported the OCA Summer | ||
| Internship program in Washington, D.C., donated books by Asian | ||
| Pacific authors to college and public libraries, and raised public | ||
| awareness on issues of importance to Asian Pacific Americans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to being named Chapter of the Year, | ||
| OCA-Greater Houston also took first place at the national | ||
| convention in advocacy, first place in programs, and second place | ||
| in economic development; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly four decades, OCA-Greater Houston has | ||
| been a champion for Asian Pacific Americans in the Bayou City and | ||
| beyond, and its efforts are truly deserving of this national honor; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate OCA-Greater | ||
| Houston on being named OCA 2017 Chapter of the Year and extend to | ||
| its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for OCA-Greater Houston as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Wu | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
