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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Independent businesses and local entrepreneurs |
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further the economic well-being of towns all across the Lone Star |
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State, and Clemente Garza, Jr., and the staff of the Texas Cafe in |
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Rio Grande City are deserving of recognition for their |
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contributions to the local community; and |
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WHEREAS, The cafe was first opened in 1939 by Mr. Garza's |
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father, Clemente Garza, Sr., and uncle, Antonio Salinas; Clemente |
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Garza, Jr., went to work in the restaurant at the age of 10 and |
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learned the business from the bottom up, beginning as a dishwasher |
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and a cook, then waiting tables, and finally handling the cash |
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register; he successfully balanced his job with his studies and |
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graduated from Rio Grande City High School; in time, he took over as |
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the owner of the Texas Cafe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garza takes special pride in his establishment's |
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envueltos and chicken-fried steak, and he credits the restaurant's |
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employees with making the Texas Cafe what it is today; in all of his |
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endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Esther, and |
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his four children, Rebecca, Clemente, Ricardo, and Joy; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, the Texas Cafe has |
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enriched the lives of residents of Rio Grande City and helped |
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bolster the local economy, and it remains a favorite community |
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institution; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Clemente Garza, Jr., |
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and the staff of the Texas Cafe for their hard work and |
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entrepreneurial achievements and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Garza and the Texas Cafe staff as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |