Bill Text: TX SR608 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing James and Leeshan Chuang Birney for their service to the Houston community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-12 - Reported enrolled [SR608 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR608-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, For many years, James and Leeshan Chuang Birney of | ||
| Stone Mountain Properties have distinguished themselves through | ||
| their success as entrepreneurs and as civic leaders in the | ||
| Houston area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from National Taiwan Normal | ||
| University, Leeshan Chuang Birney earned a master's degree in | ||
| business administration from New York University and then founded | ||
| the Stone Mountain Properties real estate company; James Birney | ||
| earned his master's degree in business administration from New York | ||
| University as well, and he enjoyed a long and successful career on | ||
| Wall Street as a founding partner of Furman, Selz, Mager, Dietz, | ||
| and Birney, a brokerage and investment firm, before joining his | ||
| wife in the family real estate business; in the decades Mr. and Mrs. | ||
| Birney have worked together at Stone Mountain Properties, they have | ||
| developed projects in Houston and New Jersey and built a portfolio | ||
| worth more than $100 million; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout their careers, the Birneys have also | ||
| given generously of their time and resources to a wide variety of | ||
| institutions and community organizations; among the entities to | ||
| benefit from their efforts are the Houston Housing Finance | ||
| Corporation, the Asian American Business Council of the Asian | ||
| Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Community Center, the Global | ||
| Federation of Chinese Business Women, the Planning Board of the | ||
| City of Houston, and the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Birney are also supporters of the | ||
| Chinese American Relief Effort and the Joint Chinese College | ||
| Alumni Association, which has named a music scholarship in their | ||
| honor; in addition, they have provided funds for innumerable | ||
| programs for disadvantaged young people, the elderly, and the | ||
| disabled, and they actively promote leisure learning, literary | ||
| seminars, arts exhibitions, and concerts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The couple's many honors include the Outstanding | ||
| Chinese Entrepreneur Award from Chinese21.com, the International | ||
| Leadership Foundation's Regional Leadership Award, the Hua Kuan | ||
| Award from the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women, the | ||
| Yellow Rose of Texas award from the governor of Texas, the | ||
| Corporate Impact Award from the Chinese Professional Club, and | ||
| the President's Volunteer Service Award from President Barack | ||
| Obama; and | ||
| WHEREAS, James and Leeshan Birney have furthered the | ||
| prosperity and well-being of the Houston area through their | ||
| business and philanthropic endeavors, and they are truly | ||
| deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate James and Leeshan Chuang Birney | ||
| on the success of Stone Mountain Properties and commend them for | ||
| their many years of community service and charitable giving; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Birney as an expression of high regard from the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
| Bettencourt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 12, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
