Bill Text: TX SR714 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 3, 2017, as Asian Real Estate Association of America Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-03 - Reported enrolled [SR714 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR714-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Houston, Austin, and Dallas/Fort | ||
| Worth chapters of the Asian Real Estate Association of America | ||
| are gathering at the State Capitol on May 3, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate | ||
| Association of America is a nonprofit trade organization that | ||
| promotes sustainable home ownership and property investment for | ||
| Asian Americans and works to increase business opportunities for | ||
| the professionals who serve this growing community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through an extensive network of more than 15,000 | ||
| real estate agents and mortgage and housing-related professionals, | ||
| the association is the only trade association dedicated to | ||
| representing the interests of the national Asian American real | ||
| estate market; in addition, the association and its local chapters | ||
| advocate on behalf of state and national policy positions that | ||
| reduce the barriers preventing home ownership among members of | ||
| the Asian American community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of the association have benefited | ||
| greatly from the leadership of founding chairs Allen M. Okamoto | ||
| and John Yen Wong, chair emeritus Jim Park, president Angie Lee, | ||
| vice president Randy Char, and executive director Hope Atuel; in | ||
| Texas, the association is capably led by the Houston chapter's | ||
| chair emeritus Kenneth Li, founding president Dawn Lin, and | ||
| current president Eugene Wang, as well as by Austin chapter | ||
| president Rela Pantaleon-Manigsaca, Dallas/Fort Worth chapter | ||
| president Cathy Capps-Warren, and immediate past president | ||
| Daniel Eng; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By working to ensure that the American dream of | ||
| home ownership is attainable by all members of the Asian American | ||
| community, the Texas chapters of the Asian Real Estate | ||
| Association of America are helping to build a more prosperous | ||
| Texas; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize May 3, 2017, as Asian Real Estate | ||
| Association of America Day at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
| visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and | ||
| informative stay in Austin. | ||
| Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 3, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
