88R31648 CJM-D
By: Harris of Williamson H.R. No. 2524
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor has been named a
recipient of a Texas Treasure Business Award from the Texas
Historical Commission; and
WHEREAS, An initiative of the Texas Historical Commission's
Community Heritage Division, the Texas Treasure Business Award
program was created in 2005; the award recognizes businesses that
have provided jobs and enriched the local economy for 50 years or
more, and it pays tribute to the exceptional historical
contributions of these well-established enterprises; and
WHEREAS, Family owned and operated for 74 years, Louie
Mueller Barbecue was founded in 1949 by Louie Mueller; his son,
Bobby Mueller, took over the restaurant in 1974, and in 2007 his
grandson, Wayne Mueller, became the third generation in the family
to join the business; Louie Mueller Barbecue received the
prestigious America's Classics award from the James Beard
Foundation in 2006, and it has been named among the Top BBQ Joints
in Texas by Texas Monthly numerous times; and
WHEREAS, Local businesses of long standing play a vital role
in the culture and economy of the Lone Star State, and it is indeed a
pleasure to honor Louie Mueller Barbecue for the high regard it has
enjoyed in the Taylor community over the past 74 years; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor on
receiving a Texas Treasure Business Award from the Texas Historical
Commission and extend to the Mueller family sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the restaurant as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.