78R3746 JNC-D

By:  Wise                                                         H.R. No. 234



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Small businesses constitute a vital and dynamic 
force in the economy of this state, and the arrival of La Abuela 
Mexican Food in Weslaco is indeed a welcome indicator of the 
blossoming economic future of this well-situated mid-Valley 
community; and
	WHEREAS, La Abuela Mexican Food was started in 1993 in the 
McAllen home of its founder and president, Cristina Wells; as her 
business grew, Ms. Wells realized it was time to move out of the 
kitchen and into a facility equipped to handle mass production; and
	WHEREAS, For the last decade the small company has operated 
out of a McAllen location, but a growing demand for its homestyle 
tortillas led Ms. Wells to find a new site for her business; the 
facilities in Weslaco will allow the company to double its 
employment and production in keeping with its plans to expand its 
distribution to 80 additional stores in Texas before spreading into 
several other states; and
	WHEREAS, The initiative and drive of small business owners 
fuel progress and development in Texas, and the citizens of Weslaco 
are pleased that such a promising enterprise has chosen to call 
their community its home; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby welcome La Abuela Mexican Food to Weslaco and 
extend best wishes to Cristina Wells and her employees for great 
success in the company's new location; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for La Abuela Mexican Food as an expression of high regard 
by the Texas House of Representatives.