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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Black's Barbecue was the featured restaurant on |
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April 26, 2011, for "Bar-B-Quesday," and it is one of the |
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outstanding Central Texas businesses that have generously |
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supported the popular hall lunch event during the 82nd Legislative |
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Session; and |
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WHEREAS, Hosted by State Representative Jason Isaac, |
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Bar-B-Quesday has served up tasty fare for an appreciative crowd at |
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the State Capitol on Tuesdays, and this highly anticipated |
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get-together has provided a showcase for some of the legendary |
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establishments in House District 45 specializing in that beloved |
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cuisine; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the renowned smokehouses in Lockhart, Black's |
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Barbecue was founded by Edgar Black, Sr., in 1932 and is one of the |
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oldest barbecue restaurants in the Lone Star State that has been |
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continuously owned by the same family; four generations have been |
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involved in the business, with Edgar Black, Jr., and his wife, Norma |
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Jean--the son and daughter-in-law of the founder--still playing a |
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prominent role in the operation; over the course of eight decades, |
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the restaurant has enjoyed many honors, including being selected by |
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President Lyndon B. Johnson as the representative for Texas-style |
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barbecue for an event at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, While many distinctive foods are associated with the |
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Lone Star State, barbecue holds a special place in our culinary |
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heritage, and Black's Barbecue is indeed deserving of recognition |
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for helping to focus attention on the prominent role that Central |
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Texas has played in building and maintaining that proud tradition; |
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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 Black's Barbecue for its participation |
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in Bar-B-Quesday and extend sincere best wishes to the business for |
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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 Black's Barbecue as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |