TITLE: Honoring Clemente Garza, Jr., and the staff of the Texas Cafe in Rio Grande City for their hard work and entrepreneurial achievements.

SUMMARY: Honoring Clemente Garza, Jr., and the staff of the Texas Cafe in Rio Grande City for their hard work and entrepreneurial achievements.

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WHEREAS, Independent businesses and local entrepreneurs further the economic well-being of towns all across the Lone Star State, and Clemente Garza, Jr., and the staff of the Texas Cafe in Rio Grande City are deserving of recognition for their contributions to the local community; and WHEREAS, The cafe was first opened in 1939 by Mr. Garza's father, Clemente Garza, Sr., and uncle, Antonio Salinas; Clemente Garza, Jr., went to work in the restaurant at the age of 10 and learned the business from the bottom up, beginning as a dishwasher and a cook, then waiting tables, and finally handling the cash register; he successfully balanced his job with his studies and graduated from Rio Grande City High School; in time, he took over as the owner of the Texas Cafe; and WHEREAS, Mr. Garza takes special pride in his establishment's envueltos and chicken-fried steak, and he credits the restaurant's employees with making the Texas Cafe what it is today; in all of his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Esther, and his four children, Rebecca, Clemente, Ricardo, and Joy; and WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, the Texas Cafe has enriched the lives of residents of Rio Grande City and helped bolster the local economy, and it remains a favorite community institution; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Clemente Garza, Jr., and the staff of the Texas Cafe for their hard work and entrepreneurial achievements and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Garza and the Texas Cafe staff as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Guillen Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on June 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House