TITLE: Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol is taking place on March 25, 2025, and this advocacy day provides an opportunity for South Asian Texans to raise awareness of the issues important to them while also highlighting the many organizations that are furthering South Asian engagement in civic affairs; and WHEREAS, The term "Desi" is commonly used among various groups of individuals of South Asian ancestry, in particular those who live outside of that region; it stems from the Sanskrit word desh,which means country; and WHEREAS, Encompassing numerous nations in the Indian subcontinent, South Asia is home to a diverse set of cultures; several hundred languages and dialects are spoken there, and some of the most popular are Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Tamil, and Punjabi; and WHEREAS, With more than 760,000 South Asian people living in Texas, they are one of the fastest-growing minority populations in the state; these residents help to drive economic growth through their vital work in various industries, including technology, health care, and business; in addition, they have introduced such vibrant festivals as Diwali and Eid, and they are engaged in political activism and voter mobilization efforts; and WHEREAS, Members of the South Asian 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 March 25, 2025, as Desi Day of Action at the State Capitol. Lalani Button Wu Bhojani Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a 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 Rodr guez 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 G mez 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 Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 602 was adopted by the House on March 25, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House