HR314 - Recognizing February 24, 2025, as AAPI Day of Action at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 314       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander   community are gathering in Austin on February 24, 2025, for AAPI Day   of Action at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, The umbrella term "AAPI" refers to Pacific Islander,   Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, Central Asian, and East   Asian cultures, and it encompasses some 50 different ethnicities   and more than 300 languages and dialects; and          WHEREAS, In Texas, the AAPI population numbers approximately   two million, having grown significantly since 2000; Harris, Collin,   and Fort Bend Counties have the highest number of AAPI residents;   the top five Asian languages spoken in the state are Vietnamese,   Chinese, Hindi, Tagalog, and Urdu, and among the many others are   Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Hawaiian, Chuukese, and Marshallese; and          WHEREAS, AAPI Day of Action provides an opportunity for AAPI   Texans to raise awareness of the issues important to them, while   also building community among the collaborative of nonprofit   organizations known as Asian Americans for Texas (AAFT); these   groups include the South Asian American Voter Empowerment of Texas   Education Fund, Asian Texans for Justice, OCA-Greater Houston,   Woori Juntos, and Emgage; and          WHEREAS, Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander   community contribute to the vibrancy and prosperity of the Lone   Star State in myriad ways, and the participants in this advocacy day   are demonstrating their commitment to making an even greater   positive impact in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2025, as AAPI Day of   Action at the State Capitol.     Lalani   Button   Bhojani   Wu     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 314 was adopted by the House on February   20, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House