H.R. No. 180
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Asian Community of Texas is celebrating the
joyous occasion of the Lunar New Year on February 9, 2005; and
WHEREAS, This special holiday marks the commencement of the
year of the rooster and ushers in the spring season, a new
beginning, when the Asian Community reflects on the past and makes
plans for the future; and
WHEREAS, The New Year begins on the first day of the first
lunar month of the year and falls between the end of January and the
middle of February; while the exact date changes from year to year,
the festive spirit of the season remains the same; and
WHEREAS, The eve of the holiday's three-day festival is spent
cleaning houses and ancestral graves and preparing a ceremonial
meal; the Lunar New Year traditionally serves as a time to reunite
with family, renew special friendships, and remember past
experiences, paving the way for good things to come; and
WHEREAS, The Asian Community plays a vital role in the
business, professional, and cultural life of Austin, and the New
Year provides a fitting opportunity to salute these fine citizens
on this special occasion and to celebrate our common goals of peace
and harmony for all humanity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the Lunar New Year on February 9,
2005, and extend to the Asian Community best wishes for a healthy
and happy New Year.
Vo
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 180 was adopted by the House on
February 3, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House