Texas State Rep. Scott Sanford (R-TX) (back, center), Mihran Aroian (front, center), and members of the Armenian American community in Texas after the House hearing of HR 191 on April 24, 2017. Today, the Texas House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution affirming the Armenian Genocide by a vote of 137 to 0, reports the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). Spearheaded by Texas State Representative Scott Sanford (R-TX) with invaluable support from Representat

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog HOUSE: The House returned to Washington on Monday to kick off the last ten legislative days left on the calendar. This gives legislators little time to approve “must-pass” legislation, such as passing a Continuing Resolution, or CR, to avoid a government shutdown before funding is set to expire on Friday, December 12. The CR for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 would fund the government at FY 2013 levels, given the fact that during FY20

(Image courtesy of Matthew Bouloutian) Armenian American artist Matthew Bouloutian of Havertown, Pennsylvania designed this poster on the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey for Posters Without Borders. Their exhibition is currently on display at Space One Eleven in Birmingham, Alabama and will then travel to the University of Arizona, Tuscon and the University of Texas, El Paso. Graphic Art News has a nice write up on Bouloutian and all the designers and their posters h