2 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 7 | | recognize the Houston Chapter of the Asian Real Estate |
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4 | 8 | | Association of America; and |
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5 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Asian Real Estate Association of America is a |
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6 | 10 | | nonprofit trade organization dedicated to connecting and |
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7 | 11 | | supporting real estate professionals in the Asian American |
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8 | 12 | | Pacific Islander community and seeks to promote home ownership |
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9 | 13 | | and property investment for Asian Americans and Pacific |
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10 | 14 | | Islanders; and |
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11 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The association, which comprises 45 chapters with |
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12 | 16 | | 18,000 members in the United States and Canada, is the largest |
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13 | 17 | | real estate trade organization representing the Asian American |
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14 | 18 | | Pacific Islander population; it facilitates partnership and |
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15 | 19 | | communication among professionals in real estate and |
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16 | 20 | | business-related companies to best serve the AAPI community; and |
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17 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The Houston Chapter of the Asian Real Estate |
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18 | 22 | | Association of America provides critical social and business |
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19 | 23 | | opportunities that support the AAPI community of professionals |
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20 | 24 | | and home buyers, and the organization's efforts contribute to the |
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21 | 25 | | economic health of the entire Houston community; and |
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22 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The Houston chapter continues to be a leader in |
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23 | 27 | | the areas of business initiatives, real estate policies, |
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24 | 28 | | professional development, and community outreach and serves as a |
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25 | 29 | | source of advocacy and empowerment for its members in its mission |
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26 | 30 | | to create sustainable home ownership and property investment |
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27 | 31 | | opportunities; now, therefore, be it |
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28 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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29 | 33 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the Houston |
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30 | 34 | | Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America on its |
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31 | 35 | | valuable contributions to the Houston community and extend to its |
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