Bill Text: TX SR714 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 3, 2017, as Asian Real Estate Association of America Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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 | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 3, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |