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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dos Lunas Spirits, headquartered in El Paso, has |
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earned international recognition for its line of tequila; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard Poe II founded Dos Lunas Spirits LLC in 2005 |
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after conducting research on the beverage in the "Tequila Region," |
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located in the Mexican state of Jalisco; the company crafts four |
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types of the liquor, all made from 100 percent blue agave grown near |
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the town of Zapotlanejo, with the distilling and bottling taking |
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place in Guadalajara; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the first Dos Lunas tequila was made available |
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in 2006, the company's products have won numerous awards, including |
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gold medals at the Agave Spirits Challenge in Cancun, the |
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International Review of Spirits in Chicago, and the Cathay Pacific |
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Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition; moreover, the |
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company's Reposado tequila won the double-gold award at the 2013 |
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San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and its Silver and Anejo |
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tequilas won silver awards at that contest as well as platinum |
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medals at the World Beverage Competition in Geneva, Switzerland; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Our state's economy is strengthened by innovative |
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businesses such as Dos Lunas Spirits, and the organization's |
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officers and staff may take justifiable pride in their |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dos Lunas Spirits on its success |
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and extend to Richard Poe II and his employees sincere best wishes |
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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 the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Moody |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1584 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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