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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Entrepreneurs and the small businesses they create |
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play an essential role in the Texas economy, generating jobs and |
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enhancing the overall vitality of the communities they serve; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 2017, Still Austin |
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Whiskey Co. has built an admirable reputation in the Austin area and |
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made an important contribution to the city's vibrant craft |
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distillery scene; and |
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WHEREAS, Still Austin benefits from the inspired leadership |
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of two married couples, Lisa and Andrew Braunberg and Joanna and Sal |
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Salinas, and the father-and-son team of Cleveland and Chris Seals; |
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the first grain-to-glass whiskey distillery within Austin's city |
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limits since Prohibition, Still Austin uses locally sourced grains |
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and limestone-filtered water to produce its spirits, and it |
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performs all of its own milling, mashing, fermenting, distilling, |
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barreling, and bottling in-house; and |
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WHEREAS, The owners and staff of Still Austin Whiskey Co. are |
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helping to make the enterprise a Lone Star success story, and they |
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may take justifiable pride in their achievements; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Still Austin Whiskey Co. as a noteworthy |
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member of the Austin business community and extend to all those |
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associated with the distillery sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Still Austin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |