H.R. No. 963

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the fall
	of South Vietnam and the subsequent emigration of hundreds of
	thousands of Vietnamese refugees, many of whom settled in the
	United States; and
	WHEREAS, On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops occupied
	Saigon, bringing a final end to the Vietnam War, during which
	American service personnel fought alongside South Vietnamese
	troops to oppose the communist forces of North Vietnam and their
	allies; during the course of the conflict, more than 58,000
	American service members lost their lives and over 100,000 were
	seriously wounded; losses among South Vietnamese forces are
	estimated at a quarter of a million killed and perhaps as many badly
	injured, and countless civilians perished; and
	WHEREAS, American military involvement in the war ended with
	the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973; a small
	number of U.S. troops remained in South Vietnam to guard the
	American Embassy in Saigon, but the last of those were withdrawn in
	April 1975, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on the city; in
	the days before Saigon fell, more than 100,000 Vietnamese were
	evacuated to the United States, including military personnel and
	others whose previous associations made them targets of the Viet
	Cong and North Vietnamese; and
	WHEREAS, Over the ensuing decade, the Communists tightened
	their grip on the country and hundreds of thousands more people
	fled; and
	WHEREAS, Despite challenges, a multitude of Vietnamese
	emigrants were able to establish new lives in other countries;
	those settling in the United States were aided by the generous
	efforts of the many Americans who extended a helping hand, and
	vibrant Vietnamese communities began to take root in cities across
	the nation; by 2021, this population had reached approximately
	1.9 million and constituted the fourth-largest Asian immigrant
	group in the nation; Texas is now home to almost 300,000 Vietnamese
	Americans, who have made substantial contributions in the areas of
	business, education, public service, science, medicine, the arts,
	and many other aspects of society; and
	WHEREAS, The observance of this somber anniversary reminds us
	of the magnitude of the sacrifices made and hardships endured in the
	quest for freedom, and we pay tribute to those whose lives were lost
	and recognize the courage and determination of the Vietnamese
	people who came to these shores in search of a better life; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of
	South Vietnam at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.
	Vo
	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. 963 was adopted by the House on April
	30, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House