TITLE: Commemorating the Lunar New Year on February 19, 2015.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the Lunar New Year on February 19, 2015.

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WHEREAS, Many Asian American residents of the Lone Star State are celebrating the joyous occasion of the Lunar New Year on February 19, 2015; and WHEREAS, This special holiday marks the commencement of the Year of the Goat 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 goat is considered a symbol of calm and compassion; many in the Asian community believe that the Year of the Goat will be a time of tranquility and cooperation; and WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year, known as Tet in the Vietnamese community and as the Spring Festival in the Chinese community, begins on the first day of the first lunar month of the year; the exact date changes annually, falling between the end of January and the middle of February, but the festive spirit of the season remains constant; and WHEREAS, The eve of the holiday's three-day festival is spent cleaning houses, visiting ancestral graves, and preparing a ceremonial meal; the Lunar New Year traditionally serves as a time to reunite with family members, renew special friendships, and remember past experiences, in preparation for good things to come; and WHEREAS, The Asian community plays a vital role in the business, professional, and cultural life of Texas, and the Lunar New Year provides a fitting opportunity to recognize these fine citizens 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 84th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the Lunar New Year on February 19, 2015, and extend to all who are celebrating the holiday sincere best wishes for health and happiness in the coming year. Vo Wu Button Straus Guerra Otto Allen Guillen Paddie Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alvarado Harless Paul Anchia Hernandez Pe a Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips Ashby Huberty Pickett Aycock Hughes Price Bell Hunter Raney Blanco Isaac Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. Button King of Parker Rose Canales King of Taylor Sanford Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer Clardy Klick Schofield Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Dale Laubenberg Smith Darby Leach Smithee Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer Davis of Harris Lozano Springer Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson Dukes M rquez Stickland Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt Fallon Men ndez Turner of Collin Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles VanDeaver Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White of Bell Galindo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Geren Murphy Workman Giddings Murr Wray Goldman Naishtat Wu Gonzales Nev rez Zedler Gonz lez Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 513 was adopted by the House on February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House