88R11402 BPG-D
By: Muñoz, Jr. H.R. No. 200
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Taco Olé in Mission is celebrating its 50th
anniversary in 2023; and
WHEREAS, In 1973, four years after their marriage, Mission
natives Elias Bazan Jr. and Delia Bazan established Taco Olé
downtown, using knowledge gained from an earlier venture in
McAllen; members of both sides of their family helped to build the
business, working at breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and
WHEREAS, "Welo," Mr. Bazan's father, opened the restaurant
at 5 a.m., serving coffee to oilfield workers and city employees
headed to their jobs; many cooks contributed to the restaurant's
reputation for offering authentic Mexican food, including
enchiladas and family-sized botanas, but the tortillas made by
"Mommie Rosa," Mrs. Bazan's mother, became especially well known;
and
WHEREAS, In 1986, the Bazans constructed a new building on
North Conway; over the years, the couple made the restaurant a
family tradition, and they mentored not only cousins, nieces, and
nephews, but also customers' children looking to enter the
hospitality industry; and
WHEREAS, Taco Olé has been featured on local television news
during Hispanic Heritage Month, and Texas Monthly magazine has
listed it as one of the state's best Mexican restaurants; today, it
has locations in Edinburg and the Sharyland area as well as in
Mission; and
WHEREAS, Family owned and operated restaurants contribute to
both the culinary culture and the economic prosperity of the Lone
Star State, and those enterprises that build a record of
dependability and longevity enjoy a special degree of esteem in
their communities; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Taco Olé on its 50th anniversary
and that all those associated with this noteworthy establishment be
extended sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Taco Olé as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.