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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Liberty Bar in San Antonio is celebrating the 40th |
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anniversary of its opening in July 2025, providing a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize the acclaimed restaurant's owner, Dwight |
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Hobart; and |
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WHEREAS, Hailing from the Texas Panhandle, Timothy Dwight |
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Hobart was raised at his family's ranch northeast of Amarillo; he |
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attended The University of Texas at Austin before dropping out in |
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1962 to work at the Seattle World's Fair; while serving in the U.S. |
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Marine Corps Reserve, he earned a degree in Russian language and |
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literature from Boston University, and he later studied at Indiana |
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University and the University of California, Berkeley; his varied |
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career included employment as a wire service photographer based in |
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Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, and his photos were also |
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published in Rolling Stone magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, After settling in San Antonio, Mr. Hobart joined |
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with chef Drew Allen to open Liberty Bar in 1985; originally located |
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on Josephine Street near the former Pearl Brewery, the restaurant |
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quickly became known for its eclectic charm and homemade breads, |
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pastries, and pastas, and it attracted customers from across the |
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city; Mr. Allen passed away in 1995, but Mr. Hobart continued the |
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business; in 2010, Liberty Bar moved to its current location in a |
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multistory pink building in Southtown that once housed the |
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St. Scholastica Convent; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of four decades, Liberty Bar has |
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gained a large and loyal following and earned the status of a |
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treasured community institution, and Dwight Hobart may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his restaurant's long history and many |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Dwight Hobart for his contributions to |
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the San Antonio community as the owner of Liberty Bar and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for 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 Mr. Hobart as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |