1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 279 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates 1-3 Luna's Tortillas on its celebration of 75 years of family 1-4 ownership and service to the Dallas community; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Founded by Maria Luna on February 24, 1924, 1-6 Luna's Tortillas is the oldest tortilla factory in Dallas and is 1-7 still located at its original address, 1615 McKinney Avenue; it 1-8 has the distinction of being one of only a few original businesses 1-9 still remaining in Dallas' first Mexican-American community, known 1-10 as Little Mexico; and 1-11 WHEREAS, In 1923 Senora Luna arrived in Dallas with her 1-12 two children, Carmen and Francisco, from her native Mexico and 1-13 began work in a grocery store in Little Mexico grinding masa and 1-14 making dough for tortillas; she was a woman with drive and vision, 1-15 and from that humble beginning, she bought the grinder from the 1-16 grocery store owner and began grinding corn for the neighborhood 1-17 families; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Her business evolved and prospered into the 1-19 thriving neighborhood business that it is today, beginning with 1-20 a total of 500 tortillas a day produced in 1924 to the present 1-21 1,500 dozen made in an hour; and 1-22 WHEREAS, After graduation from high school, Carmen and 1-23 Francisco went to work for their mother to create a family 1-24 business, with Francisco still acting as the owner of Luna's 2-1 Tortillas; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 76th Legislature, hereby commend the Luna family on the 2-4 remarkable success story of their family business with best 2-5 wishes for their joyous 75th anniversary open house on 2-6 February 24, 1999; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-8 the Luna family as an expression of the high regard of the 2-9 Texas Senate. 2-10 West 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the above 2-14 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-15 on February 24, 1999. 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate