Bill Text: TX HR616 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2011 DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern Festival in Irving.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR616 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR616-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 616 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The fifth annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern | ||
| Festival is being held on May 15, 2011, 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 each year since 2007 and has | ||
| rapidly grown in popularity, with more than 15,000 people expected | ||
| to attend in 2011; at last year's event, 36 teams and over 800 | ||
| individuals entered the race, 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 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 2011 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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| Harper-Brown | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 616 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
