A rally is planned for 2 p.m. on the south steps of the Capitol. Among those scheduled to speak are Houston City Council Member Gordon Quan, Austin City Council Candidate Jennifer Kim and several other community leaders. The rally will culminate with a speech from newly inaugurated State Representative Hubert Vo, the first Vietnamese-American elected to state office in Texas. Several groups and organizations will also be at the rally including Little Saigon Radio, AFL-CIO and Texas Democratic Women.

Members of H80-20 PAC and Communities United For Hubert Vo have been collecting thousands of signatures both on-line and at shopping malls in and around the District. They plan to deliver them to the House Committee to demonstrate the support of the community for Mr. Vo. ¡°The petition signers are calling on members of the House to reject this attempt to overturn the will of the people of the district,¡± explained H80-20 president, Rogene Gee Calvert. ¡°We have faith that our wonderful democratic system will work and Mr. Vo will serve long and well as the representative of District 149.¡±

H80-20 PAC also plans to deliver letters to all members of the House in the morning urging them to ¡°do the right thing and keep Hubert Vo.¡± The buses will return to Houston by 8 p.m. that evening.

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