TITLE: Commemorating the 15th anniversary of Snappy's Café and Grill in Katy.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 15th anniversary of Snappy's Café and Grill in Katy.

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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated restaurants contribute to the character and vitality of their communities, and Snappy's Caf  and Grill in Katy, which plays such a valued role, is celebrating its 15th anniversary on February 8, 2017; and WHEREAS, Founded in 2002 by Bobby Katsabas and Alex Tsounakas, Snappy's is a traditional neighborhood diner, open seven days a week for breakfast and lunch; the menu includes home-style fare such as eggs and bacon, omelets, pancakes, sandwiches, burgers, liver and onions, and chicken-fried steak, as well as flavorful Greek specialties such as souvlaki and gyro sandwiches; and WHEREAS, Over the past decade and a half, Snappy's has become a popular gathering spot for families to share a meal together, for local officials and businesspeople to meet informally, and for seniors to hold court and solve the world's problems over a cup of coffee; on game days, the restaurant also serves as an unofficial headquarters for fans of the Katy Tigers; and WHEREAS, The caf 's warm atmosphere is fostered by its owners and its friendly and hardworking staff, who make an extra effort to know the names and usual orders of their customers, providing the kind of personal service that is a hallmark of small-town life; and WHEREAS, The well-being of Texas depends on a vibrant, diversified economy, and independent businesses deeply rooted in their communities are to be commended for strengthening the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 15th anniversary of Snappy's Caf  and Grill and extend to Bobby Katsabas, Alex Tsounakas, and their staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Katsabas and Mr. Tsounakas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Schofield Bell Zerwas Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 52 was adopted by the House on February 8, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House