Bill Text: TX HR268 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 268

Bill Title: Honoring chef Johnny Hernandez of San Antonio.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR268 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR268-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 268



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Acclaimed chef Johnny Hernandez has made vital
	contributions to the San Antonio community through his charitable
	endeavors and his dedication to promoting the culinary vitality of
	the Alamo City; and
	WHEREAS, Chef Hernandez first rose to prominence with the
	establishment of his flagship concept, La Gloria, in 2010, though
	he began his career as a chef in 1994, when he opened True Flavors
	Catering; he has continued to make a name for himself as the founder
	and president of Grupo La Gloria, a portfolio of signature
	restaurants and culinary projects that include several locations of
	La Gloria as well as The Fruteria y Botanero by chef Johnny
	Hernandez, Burgerteca, and Tortilleria La Gloria; he has been
	featured in Texas Monthly, Bon Appétit, and Food & Wine, among other
	publications, and on such popular television shows as Top Chef,
	Simply Ming, and Beat Bobby Flay; he was also invited to cook at the
	James Beard House in celebration of San Antonio's tricentennial and
	to serve as a guest chef for the White House Cinco de Mayo
	celebration in 2016; and
	WHEREAS, An integral part of the San Antonio restaurant
	scene, chef Hernandez helped to establish the city's Culinary Task
	Force in 2015 and to secure San Antonio's designation as a UNESCO
	Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017; he is the founder of Kitchen
	Campus, a nonprofit organization that encourages students to pursue
	the culinary arts, and he gives generously of his time and talents
	in support of the Culinary Institute of America, St. Philip's
	College, and the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of
	Global Hospitality Leadership; moreover, Grupo La Gloria organizes
	an annual Day of the Dead river parade in San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to elevating San Antonio's place on the
	culinary map, Johnny Hernandez has benefited the community through
	his varied civic endeavors, and he has earned the admiration and
	appreciation of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Johnny Hernandez for his contributions
	to San Antonio and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
	success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Martinez Fischer

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 268 was adopted by the House on March
	8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House