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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 608
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WHEREAS, Family owned and operated businesses strengthen |
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the economy and culture of Texas communities, and in 2019, the |
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Barrios 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 |
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as a way to provide for her family after the passing of her |
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husband, Jose; she opened the restaurant in an old boathouse, |
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offering a variety of "casero style" Mexican dishes; over the |
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years, Los Barrios has become a favorite among local patrons, and |
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it has also earned national media recognition, appearing on Good |
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Morning America, The Today Show, and a number of programs on the |
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Food Network; in addition, the business has been featured on the |
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Travel Channel, NPR, PBS, the BBC, and Telemundo International, |
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as well as in many print publications, including Texas Monthly, |
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Southern 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 Treviño, 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 |
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family also owns several other restaurants, a catering business, |
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a boutique, and Viola's Huge Heart Foundation, a nonprofit that |
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helps 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of Los |
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Barrios Restaurant and extend to all those associated with the |
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business 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 |
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by the Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez, Campbell, |
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Flores, Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 24, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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