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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Taco Olé in Mission is celebrating its 50th |
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anniversary in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1973, four years after their marriage, Mission |
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natives Elias Bazan Jr. and Delia Bazan established Taco Olé |
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downtown, using knowledge gained from an earlier venture in |
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McAllen; members of both sides of their family helped to build the |
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business, working at breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and |
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WHEREAS, "Welo," Mr. Bazan's father, opened the restaurant |
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at 5 a.m., serving coffee to oilfield workers and city employees |
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headed to their jobs; many cooks contributed to the restaurant's |
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reputation for offering authentic Mexican food, including |
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enchiladas and family-sized botanas, but the tortillas made by |
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"Mommie Rosa," Mrs. Bazan's mother, became especially well known; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1986, the Bazans constructed a new building on |
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North Conway; over the years, the couple made the restaurant a |
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family tradition, and they mentored not only cousins, nieces, and |
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nephews, but also customers' children looking to enter the |
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hospitality industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Taco Olé has been featured on local television news |
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during Hispanic Heritage Month, and Texas Monthly magazine has |
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listed it as one of the state's best Mexican restaurants; today, it |
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has locations in Edinburg and the Sharyland area as well as in |
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Mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Family owned and operated restaurants contribute to |
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both the culinary culture and the economic prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State, and those enterprises that build a record of |
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dependability and longevity enjoy a special degree of esteem in |
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their communities; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Taco Olé on its 50th anniversary |
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and that all those associated with this noteworthy establishment be |
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extended sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Taco Olé as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |