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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Tom Perini has served |
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distinctively Texan food at the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo |
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Gap, earning a wide circle of fans from across the Lone Star State |
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and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, After taking over his family's ranch in 1965, Mr. |
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Perini soon became known among his fellow cattlemen as an expert |
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open-range cook, and in 1973, he began a successful catering |
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business; he opened the Perini Ranch Steakhouse in a former hay barn |
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10 years later, and it has since become a popular destination for |
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chuck wagon style cuisine; the restaurant specializes in simply |
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prepared steaks cooked over very hot mesquite coals, but is also |
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known for its side dishes and desserts; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Perini has been invited to cook at the James |
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Beard House in New York, and he has prepared meals at the Texas |
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Governor's Mansion and the White House; he has appeared on NBC's |
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Today Show, CBS's The Early Show, and Fox and Friends, and he has |
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traveled as far afield as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Warsaw to |
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introduce Texas cooking on behalf of the United States Meat Export |
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Federation and the Texas Beef Council; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. Perini shared many of his favorite |
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recipes in the cookbook Texas Cowboy Cooking, which has gone on to |
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sell more than 100,000 copies; he and his food are regularly praised |
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by the media, with Saveur magazine including him on its |
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"Twenty-Four Reasons Why We Love Texas" and Food Network Magazine |
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calling his hamburger the best in the state; most recently, he was |
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featured on the cover of Texas Monthly, accompanying an article |
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about his fried chicken; and |
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WHEREAS, The proud tradition of cowboy cooking is one of the |
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glories of Texas culture, and Tom Perini has distinguished himself |
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as one of its most expert practitioners; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Tom Perini for his achievements as a |
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chef and restaurateur and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Perini as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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King of Taylor |
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Keffer |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1315 was adopted by the House on May 24, |
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2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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