| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 832 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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| 6 | 6 | | recognize Arturo Guerra and Che Guerra and their families on the |
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| 7 | 7 | | occasion of the opening of their restaurant in McAllen, The Patio on |
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| 8 | 8 | | Guerra; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The new restaurant is on property that has immense |
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| 10 | 10 | | historical significance to the Guerra family and the city of |
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| 11 | 11 | | McAllen; it has been in the Guerra families since 1908, when three |
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| 12 | 12 | | Guerra brothers, Enrique, Modesto, and Jose, pooled their resources |
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| 13 | 13 | | and opened a ranching and mercantile store; the Guerras are among |
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| 14 | 14 | | the founding families of McAllen and the original developers of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | 17th Street entertainment district, La Calle Guerra; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The building that houses the restaurant has been |
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| 17 | 17 | | used as a livery stable, a mercantile, a pharmacy, and a warehouse |
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| 18 | 18 | | over the years but had fallen into disrepair; retired state |
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| 19 | 19 | | district judge Arturo Guerra, owner of the building, observed the |
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| 20 | 20 | | building's poor condition and wanted to save the family's legacy; he |
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| 21 | 21 | | had also longed to own a restaurant, so he began extensive |
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| 22 | 22 | | renovations on the building in order to open a restaurant there; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Knowing that his cousin Che shared his feelings |
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| 24 | 24 | | regarding the family's heritage, Arturo invited him to partner with |
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| 25 | 25 | | him on the historically themed restaurant project; Che, owner of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Nuevo Santander Gallery, had experience both in managing a |
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| 27 | 27 | | restaurant and in renovation projects preserving the Rio Grande |
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| 28 | 28 | | Valley's historical past and its Spanish influence; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Arturo and Che Guerra opened The Patio on Guerra in |
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| 30 | 30 | | October 2008; the upscale restaurant attracts a diverse clientele |
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| 31 | 31 | | who can appreciate the historical significance of the building and |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Guerra family's rich past while savoring the food from the |
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| 33 | 33 | | restaurant's diverse and affordable menu; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Guerra family on their new |
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| 36 | 36 | | restaurant and extend to all best wishes for continued success; |
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| 37 | 37 | | and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for the Guerra family as an expression of high regard by |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Gonzales |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 832 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 45 | 45 | | 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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