SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 210

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition; and

WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Community Enrichment Organization, the annual "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival will be held in the beautiful city of Corpus Christi, Texas, on the last full weekend of March; and

WHEREAS, The "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival began in 2008, and it includes a business mixer, an arts and craft show, a car show, a children's activities corner, a Tejano music night, a Texas Country music night, a hot wing contest, a horseshoe contest, and a barbecue cook-off that is sanctioned by the International Barbeque Cookers Association; and

WHEREAS, The "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival has attracted and is expected to attract approximately 10,000 visitors annually from all over Texas; and

WHEREAS, Texans are noted for their love of barbecue and music festivals, and the "No Excuses!" cookers have provided superior cuisine, satisfying the most discriminating of palates; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the Community Enrichment Organization's annual "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival and extend best wishes to all associated with the event; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of the "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival.

Hinojosa

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 9, 2011.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate