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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family owned and operated businesses strengthen the |
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economy and culture of Texas communities, and in 2019, the Barrios |
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family is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Los Barrios |
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Restaurant in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Los Barrios was founded by Viola Barrios in 1979 as a |
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way to provide for her family after the passing of her husband, |
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Jose; she opened the restaurant in an old boathouse, offering a |
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variety of "casero style" Mexican dishes; over the years, Los |
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Barrios has become a favorite among local patrons, and it has also |
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earned national media recognition, appearing on Good Morning |
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America, The Today Show, and a number of programs on the Food |
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Network; in addition, the business has been featured on the Travel |
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Channel, NPR, PBS, the BBC, and Telemundo International, as well as |
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in many print publications, including Texas Monthly, Southern |
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Living, Esquire, and the New York Times; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Los Barrios remains a family affair, with |
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Viola Barrios's son, Louis Barrios, serving as president and CEO, |
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her daughter, Diana Barrios Trevino, and her husband, Roland, |
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serving as vice presidents, and her granddaughter, Analie Van |
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Sciver, serving as director of human resources; the Barrios family |
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also owns several other restaurants, a catering business, a |
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boutique, and Viola's Huge Heart Foundation, a nonprofit that aims |
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to help women achieve their goals by providing them with |
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educational scholarships; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of four decades, Los Barrios has |
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become a signature San Antonio enterprise, and the members of the |
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Barrios family may take great pride in their legacy of success as |
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they celebrate this special milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of Los Barrios |
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Restaurant and extend to all those associated with the business |
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sincere best wishes 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 Barrios family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Minjarez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1077 was adopted by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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