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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lilian Halabi, the owner of Lily's Cakes in Harker |
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Heights and Temple, has distinguished herself by winning two Food |
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Network competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, This two-time champion achieved her first victory |
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during a Monopoly-themed Cake Wars episode that aired in January |
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2017; Ms. Halabi and her assistant, Samantha Adkins, beat out three |
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other teams with a five-tiered orange cake, which was decorated |
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with iconic figures from the board game, including dice, tokens, |
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money, and Mr. Monopoly; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to Food Network in November 2018, |
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Ms. Halabi competed in Holiday Wars alongside her team, the Frost |
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Sleighers; the group wowed the judges with their two entries, a |
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confectionery piglet in a chimney and an elaborate cake depicting a |
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family of snowmen filling in for sick elves at Santa's workshop; |
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Ms. Halabi was tasked with providing the detailing for the treats, |
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with a special focus on the faces of the figures; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Halabi was born to Syrian parents in Venezuela |
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and moved to Texas in 1995; having baked and cooked since childhood, |
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she continued to develop her pastry-making skills by watching |
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online videos and attending classes at Hobby Lobby; she started |
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operating Lily's Cakes out of her home in December 2010, and she |
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opened the doors to the brick-and-mortar bakery in Harker Heights a |
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couple of years later; after winning Cake Wars, she established a |
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second Lily's Cakes location in Temple; and |
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WHEREAS, With her exceptional performances on Cake Wars and |
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Holiday Wars, Lilian Halabi has brought great credit to her family, |
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her business, and her community, and she is indeed deserving of |
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recognition for her talent and determination; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lilian Halabi on her victories in |
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the Food Network Cake Wars and Holiday Wars competitions and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for 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 Ms. Halabi as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |