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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Restaurant Association are |
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gathering at the State Capitol on February 22, 2011, and this |
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occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize the Brinker |
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International restaurant company for its Texas success story; and |
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WHEREAS, Headquartered in Dallas, the company can trace its |
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origin back to the mid-1970s when the first Chili's Grill & Bar was |
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established at the corner of Greenville Avenue and Meadow Road by |
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entrepreneur Larry Lavine; Chili's was soon attracting long lines |
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around the building and down the block, and within eight years, 25 |
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restaurants had been opened in six states; Norman Brinker, already |
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a force in the American restaurant business, joined the company as |
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chairman and CEO in 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, The company changed its name to Brinker |
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International in 1991 to reflect its expansion, and Brinker now |
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owns more than 1,500 restaurants in 31 countries and 2 territories; |
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in addition to Chili's, the corporation's family of restaurant |
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brands includes Maggiano's Little Italy and Romano's Macaroni |
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Grill; Brinker employs more than 100,000 people and serves more |
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than one million diners every day; operations are directed by |
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chairman, president, and CEO Douglas H. Brooks; and |
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WHEREAS, Brinker International has long been a valuable |
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member of the Texas business community, and it is a pleasure to |
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recognize the company and to pay tribute to its many Texas |
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employees; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the officers, board members, and employees |
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of Brinker International on the occasion of Texas Restaurant |
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Association Day at the State Capitol and extend to all sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Brinker International as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |