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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Snow's BBQ in Lexington has been ranked first on the |
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| 6 | 7 | | 2017 list of the Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas published by Texas |
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| 7 | 8 | | Monthly; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This year's list--the fifth of its kind compiled by |
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| 9 | 10 | | Texas Monthly since 1997--was spearheaded by the magazine's |
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| 10 | 11 | | barbecue editor, Daniel Vaughn; for the piece, he traveled some |
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| 11 | 12 | | 65,000 miles and visited more than 400 barbecue restaurants around |
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| 12 | 13 | | the state, enlisting the help of his fellow staff members as well as |
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| 13 | 14 | | restaurant reviewers and freelance journalists along the way; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Established in 2003, Snow's BBQ is owned by Kerry |
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| 15 | 16 | | Bexley, while the food is mostly prepared by renowned pitmaster |
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| 16 | 17 | | Tootsie Tomanetz and pit hand Clay Cowgill; attaining a perfect |
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| 17 | 18 | | score of 5.0, the eatery returned to the list's highest spot after |
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| 18 | 19 | | first reaching it in 2008 and then dropping to number three in 2013; |
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| 19 | 20 | | and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, While many distinctive foods are associated with the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Lone Star State, barbecue holds a special place in our culinary |
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| 22 | 23 | | heritage, and Snow's BBQ has truly elevated the delicacy to new |
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| 23 | 24 | | heights; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Snow's BBQ on topping the Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Monthly 2017 list of the Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas and extend |
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| 27 | 28 | | to its owner and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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| 28 | 29 | | and, be it further |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 31 | | prepared for the restaurant as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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