TITLE: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Williams Chicken restaurants in North Texas.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Williams Chicken restaurants in North Texas.

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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated enterprises that build a record of dependability and longevity enjoy a special degree of esteem in their communities, and the Williams Chicken chain of restaurants in North Texas is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017; and WHEREAS, Company founder and CEO Hiawatha Williams got his start in the restaurant business when he went to work for a nationwide fast-food chain while attending Paul Quinn College; he remained with that company for 18 years before striking out on his own in 1987 and opening the first Williams Chicken location in South Dallas; and WHEREAS, In the three decades since, Williams Chicken has grown to include 40 stores, which provide jobs for more than 500 employees; these restaurants, with their distinctive yellow and orange color scheme, have become popular destinations for fans of fried chicken across North Texas; and WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Williams has served as a mentor for many of his employees, and he also supports a number of community outreach efforts to benefit young people and education; as a pioneering African American entrepreneur, he has been featured in such publications as Black Enterprise,Our Texas,and the Dallas Business Journal,which presented him with a Minority Business Leader Award; and WHEREAS, By creating jobs and helping to strengthen the economic environment of North Texas, Williams Chicken is contributing to the vitality of that region, and it is fitting that the anniversary of its founding be recognized; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of Williams Chicken and extend to Hiawatha Williams and everyone associated with the restaurants sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Williams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Giddings Rose 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. 1511 was adopted by the House on May 4, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House