H.R. No. 63
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Independent businesses and local entrepreneurs
further the economic well-being of towns all across the Lone Star
State, and Clemente Garza, Jr., and the staff of the Texas Cafe in
Rio Grande City are deserving of recognition for their
contributions to the local community; and
WHEREAS, The cafe was first opened in 1939 by Mr. Garza's
father, Clemente Garza, Sr., and uncle, Antonio Salinas; Clemente
Garza, Jr., went to work in the restaurant at the age of 10 and
learned the business from the bottom up, beginning as a dishwasher
and a cook, then waiting tables, and finally handling the cash
register; he successfully balanced his job with his studies and
graduated from Rio Grande City High School; in time, he took over as
the owner of the Texas Cafe; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza takes special pride in his establishment's
envueltos and chicken-fried steak, and he credits the restaurant's
employees with making the Texas Cafe what it is today; in all of his
endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Esther, and
his four children, Rebecca, Clemente, Ricardo, and Joy; and
WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, the Texas Cafe has
enriched the lives of residents of Rio Grande City and helped
bolster the local economy, and it remains a favorite community
institution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Clemente Garza, Jr.,
and the staff of the Texas Cafe for their hard work and
entrepreneurial achievements and extend to them sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Garza and the Texas Cafe staff as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Guillen
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House