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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Locally owned businesses play an important role in |
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the culture and economy of Texas communities, and in July 2025, |
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Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 celebrated 50 years of serving area |
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residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 traces its origins to |
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1964, when founder Rafaela Manzano Alviar began selling homemade |
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Mexican cuisine out of a small building on Elizabeth Street; her |
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children soon joined her in the business, and she later opened |
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Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 1 on 13th Street before adding a second |
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location on International Boulevard in 1975; Ms. Alviar eventually |
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passed ownership of Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 to her daughter, |
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Jovita Alviar Chase, who had served the enterprise in a variety of |
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roles over the years; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Chase continues to operate Brownsville |
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Coffee Shop No. 2, which in recent years has increased its seating |
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capacity to more than 90 guests; throughout its history, the |
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restaurant has enjoyed the loyalty of a devoted clientele with its |
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welcoming atmosphere and its extensive menu of Tex-Mex favorites; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past half century, Brownsville Coffee Shop |
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No. 2 has become a beloved local institution, and it is a pleasure |
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to recognize the restaurant and the reputation for excellence that |
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it has achieved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 50th |
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anniversary of Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 and extend to all |
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those associated with the establishment sincere best wishes for |
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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 the restaurant as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |